Service difficulty report · Attach Angle · Boeing 727225

Difficulty date
December 4, 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
Attach Angle
Condition
Cracked
Location
Nr 4 Slat
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 4 SLAT LOWER TRAILING EDGE ACCESS PANEL ATTACH "L" ANGLE IS CRACKED AT UPSTOP PAD. REMOVED OUTBOARD NR 4 SLAT ACCESS PANEL AND BUMP STOP IAW B-727 SRM 51-30-2. NDT CRACK FOR END VERIFICATION IAW B-727 NDT MANUAL CH. 51-00-0 PT 6 FIGURE 23. CUT OUT 4 INCH SECTION OF ATTACH "L" ANGLE IAW B-727 SRM 51-40-2. FABRICATED NEW ANGLE REPAIR APPROXIMATE DIMENSION 27.5" BY 1.5" AND FILLER APPROXIMATE DIMENSION 9" BY 1.5" FROM EXTRUSION BAC 1514-159 2024-T3511 PO NR 7332223 IAW B-727 SRM 57-50-2 FIGURE 2. TREATED AND PRIMED ANGLE REPAIR AND FILLER IAW B-727 SRM 51-10-2. INSTALLED NEW REPAIR PARTS AT NR 4 SLAT LOWER TRAILING EDGE IAW B-727 SRM 51-30-2.