Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 727224

Difficulty date
July 11, 2005
Submitted
August 9, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N746DH
Make and model
Boeing 727224
Aircraft serial
22252
Aircraft time
57,204 hours, 31,619 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Rt 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

C-CHECK CRACK ON R/W TRAILING EDGE UPPER SURFACE AT NR 12 SPOILER NR 2 HINGE CUTOUT. STOP DRILLED CRACK AT NR 12 SPOILER CUTOUT IAW B727 SRM 57-30-04 FIG 10, C/W HFEC IAW NDT M PT6, 51-00-00 FIG 23, CRACK IS CONTAINED. FABBED REPAIR PLATE FROM .071 7075T6 PO 9001737, DIM. 6 1/2"X 3 3/4" IAW B727 SRM 57-30-04 FIG 10, TREATED & PRIMED IAW B727 SRM 51-10-2, INSTALLED REPAIR IAW B727 SRM 57-30-04 FIG 10 AND 51-30-2.