What was found
THE WELD BETWEEN THE FLANGES OF THE HOUSING IS CRACKED. POSSIBLE CAUSE: HIGH STRESS AND HEAT, FATIGUE, OR POSSIBLY INCOMPATIBLE FILLER MATERIAL USED AT MANUFACTURING. (X)
- Difficulty date
- May 19, 2000
- Submitted
- June 8, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Make and model
- Boeing 727*
- System (JASC)
- 3000 · Ice/Rain Protection System
- Part
- Housing
- Part number
- 221408
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Deice System
- 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.