- Difficulty date
- July 15, 2011
- Submitted
- August 8, 2011
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Make and model
- Boeing 727233
- Aircraft serial
- 21675
- Aircraft time
- 49,403 hours, 30,694 cycles
- Part
- Torque Box
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Bs 1223
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- 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 AREA - LIGHTNING HOLE IS CRACKED AT RT LOWER TORQUE BOX BS 1223. CUT OUT DAMAGED WEB IAW SRM 51-10-1 REV 103. FABRICATED REPAIR DOUBLER IAW SRM 51-40-2 FIG 1 AND 53-10-2 FIG 6. INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLER IAW SRM 51-30-2 AND SRM 51-40-2.