What was found
DURING A LTC INSPECTION, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE VENTRAL STAIRS RIGHT LOWER TORQUE BOX HAS A CRACKED REPAIR CHANNEL AT BS 1263. ACCOMPLISHED REPAIR IAW BOEING 727 SRM 53-10-2, FIGURE 6. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)
- Difficulty date
- September 19, 2002
- Submitted
- October 16, 2002
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N279US
- Make and model
- Boeing 727251
- Aircraft serial
- 21158
- System (JASC)
- 5320 · Fuselage Miscellaneous Structure
- Part
- Torque Box
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Fuselage
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
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