Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 727227

Difficulty date
July 31, 2009
Submitted
November 5, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N89427
Make and model
Boeing 727227
Aircraft serial
21365
Aircraft time
63,643 hours, 41,448 cycles
System (JASC)
5755 · Spoilers
Part
Skin
Part number
7075T6
Condition
Cracked
Location
Nr 3 Spoiler
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 INSPECTIONS, IT WAS NOTED THAT THE NR 3 SPOILER HINGE CUTOUT IS CRACKED. STOP DRILLED CRACK, PERFORMED HFEC FOR VERIFICATION OF CRACK CONTAINMENT. FABRICATED REPAIR DOUBLER. INSTALLED REPAIR, NO OTHER DEFECTS WERE NOTED. ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.