Service difficulty report · Web · Boeing 72725C

Difficulty date
July 2, 2004
Submitted
July 23, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N947UP
Make and model
Boeing 72725C
Aircraft serial
19722
Aircraft time
64,253 hours, 47,110 cycles
Part
Web
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

INSPECTION TYPE:C, CRACK EVIDENT AT LIGHTENING HOLE IN THE AFT ENTRY STAIRS AREA. CRACK LOCATED AT B-STA 1263 APPROX, LEFT SIDE OF TORQUE BOX VERTICAL WEB JUST OUTSIDE DOUBLER OF PREVIOUS REPAIR. CRACK STOP DRILLED PER SRM 51-10-1. HFEC INSPECTION CARRIED OUT AROUND STOP DRILL HOLE IAW B727 NDT M 51-00-00 FIG K. RESULT WAS THE CRACK WAS CONTAINED WITHIN STOP DRILL. AREA TRIMMED OUT WITHIN LIMITS IAW SRM 51-10-1. REMOVED DOUBLER FROM PREVIOUS REPAIR AND REPAIRED LIGHTENING HOLE IAW SRM 51-40-2.

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