What was found
NR 2 ENGINE LOWER FORWARD COWLING MATING FLANGE, FOUND 3 CRACKS, ONE 8 INCHES LONG, THE OTHERS 3.5 INCHES LONG. ALSO, THERE IS A HOLE WORN THRU COWL MATING FLANGE. REPAIRED COWL AND SPLICED IN NEW FLANGE. MAJOR REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED.
- Difficulty date
- July 20, 2001
- Submitted
- August 28, 2001
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N7263U
- Make and model
- Boeing 727222
- Aircraft serial
- 21410
- Aircraft time
- 66,786 hours, 38,253 cycles
- Engine
- Pwa JT8D15
- System (JASC)
- 7110 · Engine Cowling System
- Part
- Cowling
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Nr 2 Engine
- 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.