Service difficulty report · Stiffener · Boeing 727227

Difficulty date
February 19, 2008
Submitted
February 19, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N486FE
Make and model
Boeing 727227
Aircraft serial
21489
Aircraft time
39,357 hours, 29,437 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D9A
Part
Stiffener
Part number
651950839
Condition
Cracked
Location
Nr 1 Nacelle
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

NR 1 ENG UPPER COWL STIFFENER CRACKED BETWEEN 2ND AN 3RD LOWER LATCH CUTOUTS. REMOVED SEAL AND SEAL RETAINER, REMOVED CRACKED COWL STIFFENER, VERIFIED MATERIAL ID. FABRICATED NEW COWL STIFFENER, TREATED AND PRIMED, INSTALLED NEW COWL STIFFENER. REINSTALLED RETAINER AND SEAL, AND WROTE PART NUMBER ON NEW COWL STIFFENER. REF DWG 65-19508-39, REF SRM 51-30-2 PG 1, REF SRM 51-20-1 PG 13 FIG 2, REF SRM 51-30-2 PG 7, REF GMM 7-0-1001 PG 1. THIS IS CLASSIFIED AS A MINOR REPAIR.