Service difficulty report · Beam · Boeing 727224

Difficulty date
August 26, 2007
Submitted
September 19, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N746DH
Make and model
Boeing 727224
Aircraft serial
22252
Aircraft time
58,964 hours, 32,723 cycles
Part
Beam
Condition
Corroded
Location
Mlg
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 FLAP TRACK TO MAIN LANDING GEAR BEAM ATTACH POINT HAS PITTING CORROSION (MARKED). REMOVED CORROSION FROM MAIN LANDING GEAR BEAM AT THE NR 4 FLAP TRACK ATTACH AREA IAW B727 SRM 51-10-6 AND BOEING TELEX NR 1-520765353 TO A 5 TO 1 BLEND RATION WITH A 1" RADIUS. MAXIMUM MATERIAL LOSS AT ANY ONE AREA .125. HFEC REWORKED AREA NO DEFECTS NOTED IAW MM PT6 51-00-00. SHOT PEENED AREA IAW BOEING SOPM 20-10-03. TREATED AND PRIMED AREA IAW B727 SRM 51-10-2. FOUND REPAIRED AREA TO BE STRUCTURALLY ACCEPTABLE IAW BOEING TELEX NO 1-520795353.