Service difficulty report · Structure · Boeing 7272Q9

Difficulty date
January 15, 2001
Submitted
February 2, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N740DH
Make and model
Boeing 7272Q9
Aircraft serial
21930
Part
Structure
Condition
Corroded
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

FUS LOWER AREA, UPPER WALL OF AIR CONDITIONING RAM AIR PLENUM AT LT PRIMARY HEAT EXCHANGER AREA WITH SIGNS OF CORROSION (RED MARKS). REMOVED FASTENERS FOR S/M ACCESS AS PER B727 SRM 51-30-2. REMOVED CORROSION AT RAM AIR PLENUM LT LOWER EXTERNAL SKIN AS PER B727 SRM 51-10-6. MATERIAL LOSS LOWER WING SKIN AREA STRINGER 5 ONE AREA 2 X 2 INCH .065 AND ONE AREA 1.5 X 2 INCH .06 FRD PER B727 SRM 57-30-1 AREA WITHIN 1.5 INCH OF SPANWISE SKIN SPLICES OUT OF SRM LIMIT. ACCOMPLISHED PENETRANT INSPECTION AND HFEC INSP LOWER WING SKIN NO CRACKS NOTED PER B727 NDT PART 6 51-00-00 MIL STD 6866B. REMOVED FASTENERS AT PANEL 3218 AND REMOVED ATTACH FITTING AT KEEL BEAM TO LOWER SKIN STA 5 LB 12 PLENUM AREA AS PER B72.

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