Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 727224

Difficulty date
July 4, 2004
Submitted
August 2, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N745DH
Make and model
Boeing 727224
Aircraft serial
20665
Engine
Pwa JT8D9A
Part
Skin
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 A C-CHECK, THE FOLLOWING DISCREPANCIES WERE NOTED; LEADING EDGE SKIN AT CUTOUT FOR NR 6 SLAT HAS BROKEN FASTENERS AND SHARP EDGES RW5-525. REMOVED NR 6 L/E SLAT IAW MM 27-81-11. REMOVED DAMAGED FASTENERS IAW SRM 51-30-2 REMOVED SHARP EDGES AT NR 6 SLAT CUTOUT IB TRACK IAW SRM 57-20-1. L/E FOUND TO BE CRACKED, STOP DRILLED IAW SRM 51-10-1, 57-30-4. NDT STOP DRILL IAW B727 NDT MM CH 51-00-00 DT6 FIG 23 NO DEFECTS NOTED. FABRICATED REPAIR PLATE 9 INCHES X 8 INCHES FROM 2024 T3 .063 PO NR 900920 IAW SRM 57-30-4 FIG 11. PARTS INSTALLED IAW SRM 57-30-4 FIG 11. INSTALLED NR 6 L/E SLAT AND OP CHECK IAW MM 27-81-11, 27-81-00.