Service difficulty report · Support · Boeing 727227

Difficulty date
April 3, 2005
Submitted
April 29, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N783DH
Make and model
Boeing 727227
Aircraft serial
21999
Aircraft time
60,178 hours, 33,687 cycles
Part
Support
Condition
Cracked
Location
Le Flap Actuator
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 LE FLAP ACTUATOR SUPPORT IS CRACKED AT IB UPPER CORNER WING STA 224.5. REMOVED NR 5 LE FLAP ACT IAW B727 MM 27-81-22. UPON FURTHER EVAL, FOUND O/B SUPPORT CRACKED. REMOVED BOTH I/B AND O/B SUPPORTS IAW B727 SRM 51-30-2, FABRICATED SUPPORTS O/B AND I/B FROM 7075T6 .063 PO NR 9001660 DIM. 9 1/2" BY 6 1/4" AND 9 1/2" BY 6 1/4" IAW B727 SRM 57-10-2 FIG 3. NEW PARTS TREATED AND PRIMED IAW B727 SRM 51-10-2, INSTALLED SUPPORTS O/B AND I/B IAW B727 SRM 51-30-2. INSTALLED NR 5 LE FLAP ACTUATOR IAW B727 MM 27-81-22. OPS AND LEAK CHECK GOOD IAW B727 MM 27-81-0.