Service difficulty report · Pressure Panel · Boeing 727224

Difficulty date
August 8, 2006
Submitted
September 7, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N745DH
Make and model
Boeing 727224
Aircraft serial
20665
Aircraft time
72,477 hours, 48,361 cycles
Part
Pressure Panel
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
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

NOSE WHEEL WELL PANEL CRACK INDICATION AROUND FASTENERS BS 286 LBL4. VERIFIED INDICATION AS MARKED IAW NDT M PT6 51-00-00 FIG 23. REMOVED FASTENERS FOR REPAIR AT NOSE WHEEL WELL BS286 IAW B727 SRM 51-30-2, CUTOUT DAMAGED AREA APPROX DIM 3/4" BY 3" IAW B727 SRM 51-40-2 FIG 1. FAB REPAIR DOUBLER FROM 2024T3 .050 PO NR 90003585 APPROX 18 1/4" BY 4 3/4" IAW B727 SRM 51-40-2 FIG 1. FAB FILLER FROM 2024T3 .040 PO NR 9003749 APPROX DIM 3/4" BY 3" IAW B727 SRM 51-40-2 FIG 1. TREATED AND PRIMED REPAIR DOUBLER AND FILLER AND STRAP IAW B727 SRM 51-10-2. LATE ENTRY FAB REINFORCEMENT STRAP FROM 2024T3 .071 PO NR 9003607 DIM 18 1/4" BY 1.2" IAW SB727-53-0145. INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLER AND STRAPS IAW B727 SRM 51-40-2 FI