Service difficulty report · Support Angle · Boeing 7272Q9

Difficulty date
March 24, 2005
Submitted
May 18, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N740DH
Make and model
Boeing 7272Q9
Aircraft serial
21930
Aircraft time
46,106 hours, 37,206 cycles
Part
Support Angle
Condition
Cracked
Location
Lt 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

LEFT WING ROOT FIXED LEADING EDGE HAS LOWER ANGLE SUPPORT CRACKED L/E STA 130. REMOVED FASTENERS FOR ACCESS AT LEFT WING ROOT FIXED EDGE L/E STA 130 STOP DRILLED CRACK .250 TERMINATED AT END OF CRACKED IAW B727 SRM 51-10-1 NDT HFEC INSP PER B727 NDT MAN PT6 51-00-00 FIG 23. CRACK ENDS IN STOP DRILL HOLE. FABRICATED ANGLE REPAIR MAT USED 2024 T3 .063 PO 9002118 DIM 9.5 X 2 INCHES IAW B727 SRM 51-40-3 FIG 1 AND 57-20-2. ALODINED AND PRIMED AREA AND PART IAW B727 SRM 51-10-2. INSTALLED ANGLE REPAIR IAW B727 SRM 51-40-3 FIG 1 AND 57-20-2 FIG 1.

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