Service difficulty report · Bracket · Boeing 727225

Difficulty date
November 13, 2007
Submitted
February 16, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N742DH
Make and model
Boeing 727225
Aircraft serial
21290
Aircraft time
60,719 hours, 38,406 cycles
Part
Bracket
Condition
Cracked
Location
Nr 2 Slat Act
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 2 SLAT ACTUATOR UPPER MOUNT HAS PLAY WITH CRACK INDICATION AT INBOARD UPPER BOLT. VERIFIED BY NDT. REMOVED PREVIOUS DOUBLER AT NR 2 SLAT ACTUATOR MOUNT INBOARD BRACKET IAW B-727 SRM 51-30-2 FIGURE 1. C/W HFEC ON STIFFENER/WEB IAW B-727 NDTM PT 6, 51-00-00 FIGURE 23. NO CRACKS NOTED. FABRICATED NEW DOUBLER FROM 301 1/2 HARD 0.100" PO NR 9001425 DIMENSION 7.675" BY 2.375" IAW SB 727-57-0130 FIGURE 1. PART AND AREA TREATED AND PRIMED IAW SB 727-57-0130 FIGURE 1. DOUBLER INSTALLED ON NR 2 SLAT ACTUATOR MOUNT INBOARD BRACKET IAW SB 727-57-0130 FIGURE 1.