Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 727224

Difficulty date
October 9, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N79748
Make and model
Boeing 727224
Aircraft serial
22450
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Lt Wing
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 THE LT WING UPPER TRAILING EDGE SKIN AT CUTOUT FOR NR 4 SPOILER SECOND FROM O/B HINGE AND SECOND FROM I/B HINGE CRACKED. BOTH CRACKS WERE 5/16 LONG. THE FASTENERS WERE REMOVED IAW SRM 51-30-2. THE CRACKS WERE STOP DRILLED AND DOUBLER REPAIRS WERE INSTALLED IAW SRM 57-30-4, FIGURE 10.