Service difficulty report · Hinge · Boeing 727224

Difficulty date
May 4, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N79749
Make and model
Boeing 727224
Aircraft serial
22451
System (JASC)
5755 · Spoilers
Part
Hinge
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

APPROX .25 CRACK AT LEFT WING UPPER T/E AT 2ND FROM O/B CUT OUT FOR NR 4 SPOILER HINGE. STOP DRILLED CRACK PER SRM 57-30-4. FABRICATED REPAIR PER SRM 57-30-04 PAGE 29. TREATED PRIMED AND INSTALLED PER SRM 51-10-2 AND 57-30-04 PAGE 27.