Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 7272Q9

Difficulty date
March 24, 2005
Submitted
May 26, 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
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

L/WING T/E UPPER SURFACE CRACKED AT NR 4 SPOILER HINGE CUTOUT (NR3). REMOVED FASTENER AT L/WING T/E UPPER AT NR 4 SPOILER HINGE CUTOUT NR 3 IAW B727 SRM 51-30-2, STOP DRILL CRACK .250 TERMINATED AT END OF CRACK IAW B727 SRM 51-10-1. FABRICATED DOUBLER REPAIR, MAT USED 7075 T6 .071 PO 9001737 SIZE 5 3/4" BY 4 1/4" IAW B727 SRM 57-30-4 FIG 10, NDT AREA IAW B727 NDT M/M CD51-00-00 PART 6 FIG 23. NO DEFECTS NOTED, ALODINED AND PRIMED PART IAW B727 SRM 51-10-2. INSTALLED PARTS IAW B727 SRM 57-30-4 FIG 10.

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