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
System (JASC)
5755 · Spoilers
Part
Skin
Condition
Damaged
Location
Spoiler
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 TE UPPER SURFACE CRACKED AT NR 4 SPOILER HINGE CUT OUT (NR2). REMOVED NR 4 SPOILER TO FACILITATE S/M WORK IAW B727 MM 27-62-1. REMOVED FASTENERS AT LT WING TE UPPER AT NR 4 SPOILER HINGE CUT OUT NR 2 IAW B727 SRM 51-30-2. STOP DRILLED CRACK .250 TERMINATED AT END OF CRACK IAW B727 SRM 51-10-1, NDT AREA IAW B727 MM 51-00-00 PART 6 FIG 23. NO DEFECTS NOTED. FABRICATED DOUBLER REPAIR IAW B727 SRM 57-30-4. ALODINED AND PRIMED IAW B727 SRM 51-10-2, INSTALLED PARTS IAW B727 SRM 57-30-1. INSTALLED NR 4 SPOILER IAW B727 MM 27-62-1. RIG AND OPS CHECK GOOD IAW B727 MM 27-61-0.

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