- Difficulty date
- October 30, 2005
- Submitted
- December 1, 2005
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N749DH
- Make and model
- Boeing 7272J0
- Aircraft serial
- 22013
- Aircraft time
- 59,110 hours, 29,868 cycles
- Part
- Hinge
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Nr 1 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
FOUND NR 1 SPOILER 2ND HINGE CUTOUT HAS 1" CRACK. STOP DRILLED CRACK IAW 727 SRM 51-10-1. VERIFIED CRACK TERMINATION IN STOP DRILL HOLE IAW B727 NDT PT 6 51-00-00 FIG 23. FABRICATED REPAIR DOUBLER FROM MAT 70-75-T6 071 - PO NR 9002507 DIMS 5 3/4" BY 4 1/4" IAW B727 SRM 57-30-4 FIG 10. TREATED AND PRIMED IAW B727 SRM 51-10-2. INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLER FROM NR 11 SPOILER 2ND HINGE IAW B727 SRM 51-30-2 AND 57-30-4 FIG 10.