Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 727227

Difficulty date
March 15, 2005
Submitted
April 4, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N782DH
Make and model
Boeing 727227
Aircraft serial
21998
Aircraft time
59,330 hours, 33,035 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Nr 6 Slat
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

NR 6 SLAT IB TRACK SEAL CUTOUT CRACKED WS474 R/W L/E. REMOVED NR 6 SLAT ASSY TO FROM IAW B727 W/W 27-81-41. REMOVED FASTENERS AT NR 6 SLAT I/B TRACK SEAL WS 474 R/W L/E FOR ACCESS IAW B727 SRM 51-30-2. STOP DRILL CRACK IAW B727 SRM 51-10-1. HFEC INSP PER NDT 727 PT 6 51-00-00 FIG 23. CRACK ENDS IN STOP HOLE FABRICATED DOUBLER FROM MAT USED 2024T3 .063 PO NR 9001930 DIMS 7 1/4 BY 6" IAW B727 SRM 57-30-4 FIG 11. ALODINED AND PRIMED IAW B727 SRM 51-10-2. INSTALLED DOUBLER REPAIR IAW B727 SRM 57-30-4 FIG 11.