Service difficulty report · Bracket · Boeing 727200

Difficulty date
January 22, 2005
Submitted
January 24, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N480FE
Make and model
Boeing 727200
Aircraft serial
21462
Aircraft time
39,957 hours, 25,731 cycles
Part
Bracket
Condition
Cracked
Location
Lt Wing
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

LEFT WING L/E, LOWER SURFACE SUPPORT BRACKET IS CRACKED AT WS 165 (INBOARD OF NR 3 K-FLAP ACTUATOR). REMOVED BRACKET IAW SRM 51-30-2. FABRICATED NEW BRACKET FROM 2024-T3 .050 BATCH 0000837762 IAW SRM 51-10-1. INSTALLED NEW BRACKET IAW SRM 51-30-2.

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