Service difficulty report · Attach Fitting · Boeing 727227

Difficulty date
April 13, 2005
Submitted
April 16, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N782DH
Make and model
Boeing 727227
Aircraft serial
21998
Aircraft time
59,330 hours, 33,035 cycles
Part
Attach Fitting
Condition
Cracked
Location
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 5 SLAT ACTUATOR ATTACH POINT IS CRACKED INSIDE SLAT. DISCONNECTED NR 5 SLAT ACTUATOR FOR ACCESS IAW 727 MM 27-81-22. OPENED SLAT INNER SKIN IAW 727 SRM 51-30-2. REMOVED DAMAGED PART AND FABBED FROM 2024T3 .071 PO 9001978 DIM 12 X 4.5 INCH IAW 727 SRM 57-50-2 FIG 2. PART TREATED, PRIMED, AND INSTALLED IAW 727 SRM 51-10-2 & 51-30-2. RECONNECTED NR 5 SLAT ACTUATOR IAW 727 MM 27-81-22. ACCOMPLISHED OPS & LEAK CHECK OK IAW 727 MM 27-81-0.