Service difficulty report · Rod End · Boeing 727228

Difficulty date
March 15, 2000
Submitted
April 12, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N724DH
Make and model
Boeing 727228
Aircraft serial
19862
Part
Rod End
Condition
Cracked
Location
Slat Actuator
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

AT C-CHECK, FOUND NR 6 L/E SLAT ACTUATOR ROD END ATTACH BOLT I/B AND O/B SUPPORT WEBS CRACKED AT LOWER AFT CORNERS. REMOVED NR 6 L/E SLAT IAW B727 M/M 27-81-11. STOP DRILLED CRACKED AREA PER M/M 51-10-01. PERFORMED HFEC INSP PER 727 NDT MAN PARTS 51.00.00 FIG 4. NO CRACK INDICATION PAST STOP DRILL. INSTALLED WEB DOUBLERS FROM 321-1032 PO OPOTH38N LOT SM-142 4 X 6 IN ON NR 6 L/E SLAT ACTUATOR WEB SUPPORTS PER SRM 57-10-3. ALODINE AND PRIMED PARTS AND AREA PER SRM 51-10-2. INSTALLED NR 6 L/E SLAT PER M/M 27-8-0. OPS CHECK NR 6 L/E SLAT PER M/M 27-80-0.