Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 727225

Difficulty date
September 4, 2007
Submitted
September 6, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N742DH
Make and model
Boeing 727225
Aircraft serial
21290
Aircraft time
60,596 hours, 38,318 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 303 S12-14l
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

L1 DOOR FORWARD LOWER HINGE CUTOUT IS CRACKED AT FORWARD EDGE BS 303 BETWEEN STR 12/14. CONTINUED ON N/R 138192. REMOVED FASTENERS AT L1 DOOR LOWER HINGE CUTOUT IAW B727 SRM 51-30-2. FABRICATED REPAIR DOUBLER FROM 301 1/2 HARD .063 PO NR 9004843 APPROXIMATE DIMENSIONS 17 1/2 BY 6 1/4 IAW SB727-53A0198 FIG 4 REV 3. HFEC INSPECTED EXISTING HOLES, NO CRACKS NOTED IAW B727 NDT MANUAL PT6 51-00-00. REMOVED CRACKED AREA APPROXIMATE LENGTH 1.80" PER S/B727-53A0198 FIG 3 REV 3. C/W HFEC INSP IAW B727 NDTM PT6 51-00-00 FIG 23. NO CRACKS NOTED. FABRICATED FILLER FROM 2024 T3 .080" PO NR 7177117 DIMENSION APPROXIMTELY 2 1/2" BY 2 1/4" IAW SB727-53A0198 FIG 4 REV 3. TREATED AND PRIMED PARTS AND AREA IAW SB727-53A0