SDR FDEA201102240730

Service difficulty report · Web · Boeing 727227

Difficulty date: February 24, 2011
Submitted: February 28, 2011
Operation: Air carrier
Aircraft: N485FE
Make and model: Boeing 727227
Aircraft serial: 21488
Aircraft time: 43,222 hours, 29,664 cycles
System (JASC): 5320 · Fuselage Miscellaneous Structure
Part: Web
Part number: 6517510304
Condition: Cracked
Location: Lwr Torque Box
Stage of operation: IN
How discovered: 9
Nature of condition: O
Precautionary procedure: K

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What was found

AFT AIRSTAIRS LT LOWER TORQUE BOX INBD WEB HAS CRACK AT UPPER ROW OF RIVETS BS 1253. CUT-OUT CRACK SECTION OF WEB, FABRICATED DOUBLER AND FILLER, AND INSTALLED DOUBLER AND FILLER AT AFT AIRSTAIRS LH LOWER TORQUE BOX INBD WEB BS 1253 IAW SRM 51-40-2 FIG 1, 53-10-2 FIG 6, 51-10-1, 51-30-2, AND 51-10-2.