Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 7272Q9

Difficulty date
March 24, 2005
Submitted
May 4, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N740DH
Make and model
Boeing 7272Q9
Aircraft serial
21930
Aircraft time
46,106 hours, 37,206 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Dented
Location
Lt Wing Aileron
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 OB AILERON UPPER SURFACE HAS DENT WBL 490. REMOVED FASTENER AND CUT OUT DAMAGED AREA IAW B727 SRM 51-30-2 AND 57-50-5. FABBED DOUBLER AND FILLER IAW B727 SRM 57-50-51 AND 57-50-2. TREATED, PRIMED, AND INSTALLED DOUBLER AND FILLER AT L/WING OB AILERON UPPER SURFACE WBL 490 IAW B727 SRM 51-10-2 AND 57-50-5. CALCULATED REPAIR "M" TO BE THE REPAIR WT OF .13436 LB X THE DISTANCE Y=2"+1.2"=3.2" M=1.3436 X 3.2"=.4299 INCH LB "M" IS LESS THAN 2.8 POUND, NO FURTHER ACTION REQUIRED IAW B727 SRM 51-80-4 FIG 1.

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