Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 727225

Difficulty date
December 9, 2003
Submitted
January 6, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N742DH
Make and model
Boeing 727225
Aircraft serial
21290
Aircraft time
57,477 hours, 36,433 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Nr 4 Slat
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

DURING C-CHECK, NR 4 SLAT IS CRACKED AT ACCESS PANEL LOWER ATTACH ANGLE AT THE RIB INBD OF ANTI ICE DUCT. REMOVED DAMAGED AREA DIM 1.125 INCH AND FABRICATED NEW DOUBLER FROM 2024 T3 .050 PO 900274 DIM 6 X 1 INCH AND FILLER FROM 2024-T3 .040 PO 900471 1.125 X 1 INCH IAW B727 SRM 51-40-3, TREATED AND PRIMED IAW B727 SRM 51-10-2 AND INSTALLED DOUBLER AND FILLER IAW B727 SRM 51-30-2.