- Difficulty date
- July 5, 2010
- Submitted
- July 26, 2010
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Make and model
- Boeing 727233
- Aircraft serial
- 21671
- Aircraft time
- 51,006 hours, 31,161 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 STAIR AREA, RIGHT LOWER TORQUE BOX WEB CRACKED 2 EA AT LIGHTING HOLE BS 1236. CUTOUT DAMAGED AREA DIM: 1/4" AT AFT AIRSTAIR AREA RH BS 1236 IAW SRM 51-40-2 FIG 1. FABRICATED 2 EA. REPAIR PLATES FROM 2024T3 .040 DIMENSION 4 1/2" X 1 5/8" IAW SRM 51-40-2 FIG 1. INSTALLED TWO REPAIR PLATES IAW SRM 51-30-2.