Service difficulty report · Hinge · Boeing 727227

Difficulty date
February 14, 2005
Submitted
March 11, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N781DH
Make and model
Boeing 727227
Aircraft serial
21996
System (JASC)
5755 · Spoilers
Part
Hinge
Condition
Cracked
Location
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

DURING A C-CHECK, NR 3 SPOILER HINGE CUTOUT CRACKED (MARKED) LT WING UPPER SURFACE. REMOVED NR 3 SPOILER PANEL TO FACILITATE OTHER MAINTENANCE IAW B727 SRM 27-62-01. REMOVED FASTENERS FOR ACCESS FOR REPAIR IAW B727 SRM 57-30-4 FIG 10. CRACK TERMINATED AT FASTENER HOLE VERIFIED IAW B727 NDT MAN PTG 51-00-00 FIG 23. FABRICATED NEW REPAIR DOUBLER FROM 7075 T6 .071 PO 900573 7 X 4 INCH DIM IAW B727 SRM 57-30-4 FIG 10. TREATED AND PRIMED DOUBLER AND AREA IAW B727 SRM 51-10-2. INSTALLED DOUBLER AT NR 3 SPOILER HINGE LT WING UPPER SURFACE IAW B727 SRM 57-30-4 TIS 10. REINSTALLED NR 3 SPOILER PANEL IAW B727-MM-27-62-01. OPS CHECK GOOD IAW B727-MM-27-62-0.