Service difficulty report · Channel · Boeing 727224

Difficulty date
October 21, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N79746
Make and model
Boeing 727224
Aircraft serial
22449
Part
Channel
Condition
Cracked
Location
Nr 1 Pylon
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 1 INCH CRACK IN NR 1 ENGINE LOWER PYLON PANEL NR 5107 AND A SMALL SECTION MISSING ON THE TRAILING END INNER FRAME U CHANNEL. THE U CHANNEL ON LOWER PYLON PANEL WAS REMOVED AND A NEW CHANNEL WAS INSTALLED IAW SRM 51-40-3, 51-30-2, 51-10-2 AND MM 51-20-0.