SDR DHL2006760518

Service difficulty report · Support Angle · Boeing 7272B7

Difficulty date: February 18, 2006
Submitted: March 27, 2006
Operation: Air carrier
Aircraft: N760AT
Make and model: Boeing 7272B7
Aircraft serial: 21954
Aircraft time: 65,281 hours, 38,624 cycles
System (JASC): 5720 · Wing Miscellaneous Structure
Part: Support Angle
Condition: Cracked
Location: Ws 460
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

LEFT WING, NR 4 SPOILER ACTUATOR INBOARD SUPPORT ANGLE AT WS 460 APPROX HAS CRACK. INSPECTED NR 4 SPOILER I/B SUPPORT ANGLE USING HFEC AS GIVEN IN B727 NDTM, PART 6 SUB, 51-00-00 FIG 23, CRACK IS CONFIRMED. REMOVED EXISTING ANGLE IAW B727 SRM 51-30-2, PROCURED NEW ANGLE PO 615076 AND MATCH DRILLED TO A/C IAW B727 SRM 51-20-1. TREATED & PRIMED ALL BARE SURFACES IAW B727 SRM 51-10-2, INSTALLED SUPPORT ANGLE IAW B727 SRM 51-30-2.

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