Service difficulty report · Frame · Boeing 727223

Difficulty date
January 2, 2004
Submitted
January 29, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N753DH
Make and model
Boeing 727223
Aircraft serial
22468
Aircraft time
54,738 hours, 29,157 cycles
Part
Frame
Part number
65173104
Condition
Cracked
Location
Nr 2 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

NR 2 SLAT OUTBOARD FRAME AT ACT ROD END ATTACH HAS THE FWD LOWER CORNER CRACKED. REMOVED NR 2 SLAT ASSY FOR S/M REPAIR IAW B727 M/M 27-81-11. REMOVED INT ACCESS PNL & 3 RIBS AT O/B FRAME AT ACT IAW B727 SRM 51-30-2. DRILLED NEW HOLES AT RIB'S P/N 65-17310-4 / 65-17310-3, PO 342177, 3421124, AND P/N 65311-3 PO 3421112 IAW B727 SRM 51-30.5. TREATED RIBS IAW B727 SRM 51-10-2. INSTALLED NEW RIBS AT NR 2 SLAT (3 PLACES) IAW B727 SRM 51-30-2. INSTALLED INNER SKIN PNLS AT +2 SLAT IAW B727 SRM 51-30-2. REINSTALLED INT ACCESS PNL AT 2 SLAT IAW B727 SRM 51-30-2. REINSTALLED NR 2 SLAT IAW B727 MM 27-81-11, OP CHECK GOOD IAW B727 MM 27-81-0.