Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 7272Q9

Difficulty date
March 15, 2001
Submitted
March 24, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N741DH
Make and model
Boeing 7272Q9
Aircraft serial
21931
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Cowling
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
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

NR 1 ENG UPPER COWL OUTER SKIN DAMAGED AT 3RD LATCH CUTOUT FROM OUTBOARD FWD SIDE. REMOVED LOWER ROW OF FASTENERS AND STOP DRILL CRACK AS PER SRM 51-10-1 (COWL SKIN) NR 1 ENG 0.50, FABRICATED DOUBLER AS PER SRM 54-10-3 MATERIAL 7075-T6 ML 207155, INSTALLED DOUBLER REPAIR AT NR 1 ENG UPPER COWL OUTER SKIN 3RD LATCH FROM OUTBOARD FWD SIDE AS PER SRM 51-10-2. TREATED AND PRIMED AS PER SRM 51-10-2. MATERIAL USED 7075T6 .050 MAT SIZE 12 X 6 INCHES PO 207155 AS PER B727 SRM 54-10-3. NR 1 ENGINE UPPER COWL OUTER SKIN DAMAGED AT 3RD LATCH CUTOUT FROM OUTBOARD FWD SIDE. REMOVAL OF FASTENERS AND STOP DRILL CRACK AS PER SRM 51-10-1.

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