Service difficulty report · Duct · Boeing 727222

Difficulty date
December 22, 2000
Submitted
March 2, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N7277U
Make and model
Boeing 727222
Aircraft serial
21424
Aircraft time
63,944 hours, 36,601 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D15
Part
Duct
Part number
24105625
Part serial
0296
Condition
Cracked
Location
Nr 2 Engine T/R
Part time
4,837 hours, 3,029 cycles
Component
Thrust Reverser · 3320001TR
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 2 ENGINE THRUST REVERSER REMOVED 12/16/00 DUE TO ACOUSTIC EXTENSION DUCT FOUND CRACKED DURING B-CHECK. SUBSEQUENT INSPECTION REVEALED CIRCUMFERENTIAL CRACKS ON THE INNER AND OUTER SKINS OF THE ACOUSTIC EXTENSION DUCT AT THE JOINTS OF BOTH FORWARD AND AFT ATTACH RINGS. THE SKINS ARE CRACKED 90 PERCENT AROUND THE CIRCUMFERENCES. CAUSE UNKNOWN. UNIT SENT TO MANUFACTURER FOR INVESTIGATION. NEW ACOUSTIC EXTENSION DUCT INSTALLED ON THRUST REVERSER.