- Difficulty date
- June 10, 2010
- Submitted
- June 17, 2010
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Make and model
- Boeing 727233
- Aircraft serial
- 21673
- Aircraft time
- 50,726 hours, 31,227 cycles
- Part
- Web
- Part number
- 6517510304
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Torque Box
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.
What was found
AFT AIRSTAIR RT LOWER TORQUE BOX WEB AT BS 1243 HAS LOWER LIGHTNING HOLE CRACKED. CUTOUT DAMAGED AREA APPROX DIM: 5/8" X 3/8", FABRICATED REPAIR DOUBLER FROM 7075T6 .032 APPROX DIM: 4" X 1 1/4" & INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLER AT BS 1243 RH AFT AIRSTAIR TORQUE BOX WEB IAW SRM 51-40-2, SRM 51-30-2, & SRM 51-10-2 & EA 7- 5310-135551.