Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 72723

Difficulty date
January 20, 2000
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N717DH
Make and model
Boeing 72723
Aircraft serial
19389
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Nr Cowl
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

AT D CK, NR 1 ENGINE AFT FIXED COWL HAS APROX 4 INCH CRACK AT FWD FRAME I/B FLANGE AT UPPER EDGE OF COWL. CUTOUT DAMAGED AREA PER B727 SRM 54-10-3 FIG 5. ACCOMPLISHED HFEC INSPECTION OF CUTOUT, VERIFIED CRACK REMOVED. INSTALLED REPAIR PER B727 SRM 54-10-3 FIG 5. REF: N/R 6592.

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