Service difficulty report · Torque Box · Boeing 737205

Difficulty date
April 6, 2008
Submitted
April 11, 2008
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N733PA
Make and model
Boeing 737205
Aircraft serial
23466
Aircraft time
39,285 hours, 37,547 cycles
Part
Torque Box
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
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

CRACKED APU TORQUE BOX WEB AT STA BS 1115 RBL 2. HFEC CARRIED OUT IN ACCORDANCE WITH BOEING 737 NDT MANUAL 51-00-00, FIGURE 23, PART 6 ON A CUT-OUT ON THE APU TORQUE BOX, STA BS 1115. NO DEFECTS EVIDENT (NDT08-0461). APU TORQUE BOX WEB AT STA BS 1115 RBL 2 REPAIRED IN ACCORDANCE WITH BOEING 737 STRUCTURAL REPAIR MANUAL (SRM), 51-40-01, FIGURE 1 AND INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH BOEING 737 STRUCTURAL REPAIR MANUAL (SRM), 51-30-02, FIGURE 3 AND 11. REFERENCE NON-ROUTINE CARD 859, DATED 03/25/08.