Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 727225

Difficulty date
November 24, 2003
Submitted
December 17, 2003
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 5 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 5 SLAT OUTBOARD HOOK CUTOUT IN UPPER L/E SKIN AFT OUTBOARD CORNER IS CRACKED. REMOVED PAINT AT AFFECTED AREA IAW MM 51-20-1 AND STOP DRILLED CRACK IAW SRM 51-10-1 HFEC VERIFIED STOP DRILL IAW B-727 NDT MM PT 6 51-00-00 FIG 23. FABRICATED PLATE DOUBLER REPAIR FROM MAT 301-1/2 HD .025 PO 9912398 DIM 7.125 X 5.25 INCH AND FILLER STRAP FROM MAT 301-1/2 HD .032 PO 9912398 AND BACKING STRAP FROM MAT 2024 T3 .063 PO 900355 DIM 3 X 2 INCH IAW B-727 SRM 57-30-4 FIG 9. TREATED AND PRIMED IAW B-727 SRM 51-10-2. INSTALLED PLATE DOUBLER REPAIR IAW SRM 51-30-2.