Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 727227

Difficulty date
July 8, 2007
Submitted
July 17, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N784DH
Make and model
Boeing 727227
Aircraft serial
22001
Aircraft time
61,606 hours, 34,558 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
652163479
Part serial
BN175
Condition
Cracked
Location
Left Wing
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

LT INBD AFT FLAP LE CRACKED AT NR 3 TRACK CUTOUT, LWBL 112. STOP DRILLED CRACK AT LT INBD AFT FLAP AT NR 3 TRACK CUTOUT, LWBL 112 IAW B727 SRM 57-50-4, FIG 1. HFEC VERIFIED CRACK STOPPED IAW B727 NDTM 51-00-00 PT 6, FIG 23. FABRICATED REPAIR DOUBLER, MATERIAL USED 7075T6, 050, 3 BY 4 IAW B727 SRM 57-50-4, FIG 1 AND 57-20-2, FIG 3. TREATED, PRIMED AND INSTALLED REPAIR IAW B727 SRM 51-10-2, 51-30-2 AND 57-50-4, FIG 1.