Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 727227

Difficulty date
October 8, 2008
Submitted
October 10, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N485FE
Make and model
Boeing 727227
Aircraft serial
21488
Aircraft time
41,780 hours, 28,484 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
651734781
Condition
Cracked
Location
Zone 500
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 UPPER SURFACE SKIN CRACKED AT NR 4 SPOILER I/B ACTUATOR HINGE CUTOUT REMOVED AND REINSTALLLED NR 4 SPOILER PANEL, FABRICATED, TREATED, PRIMED, PAINTED, AND INSTALLED DOUBLER REF SRM 57-30-4, 51-10-2, 51-30-2 AND MM 51-20-000-7, MM 27-61-081-4. STOP DRILLED CRACK TO .250" REF SRM 57-30-4, NDT STOP DRILL REF D6-48875, 51-00-00 NO DEFECTS FOUND. SPOILER BOARD OPS CHECK GOOD ON N/R N00480, THIS IS CLASSIFIED AS A MINOR REPAIR.