SDR 95ZZZX1823

Service difficulty report · Fence · Boeing 727

Difficulty date
March 27, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Filed by
IU6R626N
Aero Controls, LLC
Make and model
Boeing 727
Part
Fence
Part number
6534780
Condition
Cracked
Location
Nr 5 Le Slat
Stage of operation
IN
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

DURING TEAR-DOWN INSPECTION, A CRACK WAS DETECTED IN THE EXTERIOR SKIN C/T AERODYNAMIC FENCE ATTACHMENT POINTS (3 PLACES) AT SLAT STA 86.5, STA 88.0, AND STA 91.75. DYE PENETRANT INSPECTION CONFIRMED CRACKS ALL APPROXIMATELY 1.25 INCH LONG IN LENGTH, IN UPPER SKIN. SUSPECT TOO SMALL OF AREA WASHER PN 66-20913-1 SECURED TO INTERIOR OF SKIN AND POSSIBLY TOO SMALL OF RADIUS AT CHEM MILLED AREA ADJACENT TO WASHER ATTACH POINTS.

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