- Difficulty date
- March 18, 2005
- Submitted
- April 5, 2005
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N782DH
- Make and model
- Boeing 727227
- Aircraft serial
- 21998
- Aircraft time
- 59,330 hours, 33,035 cycles
- Part
- Hinge
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Nr 3 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
L/WING T/E SURFACE CRACKED AT NR 3 SPOILER HINGE CUTOUT (3RD). REMOVED NR 3 SPOILER TO FACILITATE S/M WORK IAW 7727-61-0 STOP DRILL CRACK IAW B727 SRM 51-10-1. FABRICATED DOUBLER USING7075 T6 .071 PO NR 9001737 DIM 6 1/4" BY 4" IAW B727 SRM 57-30-04 FIG 10. TREATED AND PRIMED PART IAW B727 SRM 51-10-2. INSTALLED DOUBLER IAW B727 SRM 57-30-04 FIG 10.