Service difficulty report · Panel · Boeing 727227

Difficulty date
May 29, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N70755
Make and model
Boeing 727227
Aircraft serial
21366
Part
Panel
Condition
Cracked
Location
Nlg Ww
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

INSPECTION FOUND CRACKS AROUND SEVEN FASTENERS IN TOP LEFT PANEL OF NLG WHEEL WELL. THE CRACKS MEASURED FROM .125 TO .5 INCH IN LENGTH. THE CRACKED AREA WAS CUT OUT, A REPAIR WAS FABRICATED AND INSTALLED IAW SRM 51-40-2.