Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 7272Q9

Difficulty date
March 15, 2001
Submitted
March 24, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N741DH
Make and model
Boeing 7272Q9
Aircraft serial
21931
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Cowling
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 3 ENGINE UPPER COWL O/B AFT CORNER SKIN AND ATTACH SUPPORT FOR RUB SEAL RETAINER ARE GOUGED AND CRACKED. STOP DRILLED CRACKS PER B727 SRM 51-10-1 ON THE NR 3 ENGINE UPPER COWL O/B AFT CORNER SKIN. PERFORMED HFEC INSP PER B727 NDT MANUAL PART 6-51-00-00 FIG 4. NO CRACKS INDICATED PAST STOP DRILL. FABRICATED REPAIR DOUBLER USING 2024-T3 .040 6 X 12 INCHES IAW B727 SRM 54-10-3 PG 22. TREATED AND PRIMED REPAIR DOUBLER IAW B727 SRM 51-10-2. LOT 241561 & LOT 8F0ZK14TO. INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLER IAW B727 SRM 51-30-2.

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