Service difficulty report · Angle · Boeing 727224

Difficulty date
June 2, 2003
Submitted
June 13, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N746DH
Make and model
Boeing 727224
Aircraft serial
22252
Aircraft time
55,185 hours, 30,371 cycles
Part
Angle
Condition
Cracked
Location
Rt Wing
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, N/R 54144 RT WING LEADING EDGE L-ANGLE IS CRACKED JUST INBOARD OF NR 4 KRUEGER FLAP AT L/E STA 130.7. NR 4 L/E FLAP REMOVED AND REINSTALLED ON NR 54306. REMOVED FASTENERS AND SUB-STRUCTURE FOR ACCESS IAW B-727 SRM 51-30-2. CUT-OUT DAMAGED SECTION OF ANGLE AND FABBED NEW FROM 2024 T3 .040 PO 314696 DIM 10.5 INCH AND REPAIR ANGLE SAME MATERIAL DIM 9 INCHES IAW B-727 SRM 51-40-3 FIG 1 AND 57-20-2 FIG 1. PARTS TREATED AND PRIMED IAW B-727 SRM 51-10-2 AND INSTALLED IAW B-727 51-40-3 FIG 1. REINSTALLED SUB-STRUCTURE IAW B-727 SRM 51-30-2.