Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 7272Q9

Difficulty date
March 9, 2001
Submitted
March 14, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N741DH
Make and model
Boeing 7272Q9
Aircraft serial
21931
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Nose Cowl
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

NR 1 ENGINE NOSE COWL EXTERNAL SKIN HAS CRACK BETWEEN TWO FASTENERS EXTENDING INTO EXISTING DOUBLER REPAIR 9:00 POSITION NACELLE STA 80. REMOVED EXISTING DOUBLER REPAIR PER 727 SRM 57-30-2. CUT OUT ACCESS HOLE 8 INCHES DIA PER SRM 54-30-3 FIG 3. CUT OUT DELAMINATED AREA IAW B727 SRM 54-30-3. ACCOMPLISHED NDT HFEC INSPECTION PER SRM 51-00-00, CRACK CONTAINMENT CONFIRMED. MADE PARTS FROM 2024T3 .032 LOT 192552. PO 8319541 3 INCH X 11 IN FILLER. MATERIAL FOR DOUBLERS 2024-T-3 .040 LOT 220081 PO 83110438 3.5 X 20 2 EA PER B727 SRM 54-30-3 PG 8B. ALODINED AND PRIMED PARTS IAW B 727 SRM 51-30-2. INSTALLED PARTS IAW B727 SRM 51-30-2. MADE PARTS FOR CUTOUT ACCESS HOLE FROM 2024 T3 .063.

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