Service difficulty report · Pressure Panel · Boeing 72722C

Difficulty date
April 15, 2001
Submitted
June 16, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N705DH
Make and model
Boeing 72722C
Aircraft serial
19191
Part
Pressure Panel
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

AT C-CHECK, NOSE GEAR WHEEL WELL RT SIDEWALL PANEL IS CRACKED BS 285.6 WL 158. CRACK RUNNING ALONG FAST ROWS-2 PLACES.- MRD 2. REMOVED FASTENERS AND PAINT AT NWW. RT SIDEWALL BS 285 WL 158 TO VERIFY CRACK ENDS AS PER B727 SRM 51-30-2. ACCOMPLISHED HFEC INSP OF NWW RT SIDE WALL PANEL BS 285 WL 158 IAW B727 MANUAL NDT 51-00-00 PART 6 FIG 4. CRACKS VERIFIED AND MARKED ENDS OF CRACKS. CUT OUT DAMAGE SECTION 4.5 X 5.25 INCH AT NOSE GEAR WW RT WEB BS 285.6 AS OER B727 ACCORDANCE TO S/B 727 -53-0065. ACCOMPLISHED HFEC INSP OF DAMAGE CUT-OUT SECT IAW B727 NDT MANUAL PART 6 51-00-00 FIG 4. NO FURTHER CRACK PROGRESSION NOTED. FABRICATED EXTERNAL DOUBLER REPAIR AT NOSE WW RT.

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