Service difficulty report · Pressure Panel · Boeing 727227

Difficulty date
February 21, 2005
Submitted
March 4, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N781DH
Make and model
Boeing 727227
Aircraft serial
21996
Part
Pressure Panel
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
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

DURING A C-CHECK; NLG W/W BAY UPPER RT INSIDE NOSE PRESSURE ACCESS PANEL CAVITY AREA ABOVE CABLE RUNS, LWR UNDERSIDE COCKPIT FLOOR, ATTACH ANGLE AT BS 230 AT LBL 10 ATTACH ANGLE HAS EDGE CRACKED, GOING TO BUCKTAIL FASTENER HOLE AND BEYOND (EXTENDING PASS HOLE). REMOVED ANGLE AS REQ FOR FAB NEW AT NLG W/W UPPER RT BS 230 AT LBL 10 IAW B727 SRM 51-30-2. FABRICATED NEW ANGLE MAT'L USED 7075-T6 .040 PO 9001777 DIM 10.125 X 1.5 IAW B727 SRM 51-20-1 AND 53-10-2 FIG 7. ALODINED AND PRIMED IAW B727 SRM 51-10-2, INSTALLED NEW ANGLE IAW B727 SRM 53-10-2 FIG 7 AND 51-20-1.