SDR 97ZZZM504

Service difficulty report · Cowl · Boeing 7272J7

Difficulty date
September 6, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N553NA
Make and model
Boeing 7272J7
Aircraft serial
20707
Part
Cowl
Condition
Cracked
Location
Nr 3 Engine
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

NR 3 ENGINE FIXED COWL FORWARD UPPER OUTER SKIN IS CRACKED 3 INCHES IN LENGTH 3H. REMOVED SECTION OF UPPER FORWARD OUTER SKIN 21 INCHES BY 1.3125 INCHES BY 11.25 INCHES FROM NR 3 ENGINE FIXED COWLING. FABRICATED NEW SECTION OF SKIN OUT OF 2024-T3 .032. DRILLED NEW SECTION OF SKIN AND COUNTERSUNK AND DEBURRED. TREATED AND PRIMED, INSTALLED REPAIR IAW SRM 51-10-1, 51-10-2, 51-10-6 AND FED EX DRAWING IM-72753HW.

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