Service difficulty report · Fitting · Boeing 72722

Difficulty date
May 24, 2000
Submitted
June 12, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N707DH
Make and model
Boeing 72722
Aircraft serial
18321
Part
Fitting
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
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

FS 870 RT TERMINAL FITTING AT SPLICE FWD BETWEEN STR 9 & 10 SHOWS CRACK. REMOVED FASTENERS FWD OF SPLICE STA 870 RT STR 9 & 10. REMOVED FWD SPLICE FOR INSP SRM 51-30-2. FWD SPLICE AT 870 RT FWD SIDE CRACK COMING FROM LOWER HOLE FWD ROW OF SPLICE. ACCOMP HFEC INSP OF CRACKED AREA & MARKED ENDS OF CRACK PER NDT MAN PART 6, 51-00-00-5. REMOVED FASTENERS & FWD & AFT STR TIES FOR ACCESS PER S/B727-53-0194. NO CRACK IND PAST STOP DRILLS. COLD WORKED FASTENER HOLES PER DWG 65C35277, S/B53-0194. HFEC INSP FASTENER HOLES AND FOUND NO CRACK IND PAST STOP DRILLS PER NDT MAN PART 6, 51-00-00 FIG 1. DOUBLER REPAIR PER SRM 51-20-2. INSTALLED DOUBLER REPAIR AND SPLICE AND TIE.

More about the Boeing 727-22