Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 727225

Difficulty date
June 8, 2009
Submitted
August 13, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N801EA
Make and model
Boeing 727225
Aircraft serial
22432
Aircraft time
59,266 hours, 37,310 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Rt Wing
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

WHILE IN HEAVY MX PERFORMING INSP, IT WAS NOTED THAT THE RT WING L/E SKIN IS BENT AT THE NR 5 SLAT OTBD TRACK CUTOUT. STOP DRILLED CRACK, PERFORMED HFEC INSP FOR VERIFICATION OF CRACK CONTAINMENT, NO CRACKS NOTED. FABRICATED DOUBLER FROM 2024 T3 .063 INCH DIM 8.3 INCH X 7.8 INCH. INSTALLED REPAIR, NO OTHER DEFECTS NOTED. ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.