Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 727227

Difficulty date
December 5, 2003
Submitted
December 8, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N783DH
Make and model
Boeing 727227
Aircraft serial
21999
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Te Flap
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

LT WING INBOARD AFT FLAP HAS POSSIBLE CRACK AT L/E BEHIND NR 4 TEAR DROP FAIRING. STOP DRILLED CRACK 2.5 IN. AND INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLER IAW B-727 SRM 57-50-4. DOUBLER MATERIAL 2024-T3 .050 P/O 40000-498. FASTENERS CR 3212-5-2. MAJOR REPAIR.