Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 727224

Difficulty date
November 25, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N69736
Make and model
Boeing 727224
Aircraft serial
20665
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Nr 6 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

INSPECTION FOUND A .125 AND .0937 INCH CRACK AT FASTENER OF NR 6 SLAT SKIN UPPER LEADING EDGE, IN FORWARD ROW OF FASTENERS 50 FROM INBOARD END. THE FASTENERS WERE REMOVED, THE CRACKS WERE STOP DRILLED IAW SRM 51-10-1. A DOUBLER WAS FABRICATED AND INSTALLED IAW SRM 57-50-3, FIGURE 1.