Service difficulty report · Nose Cowl · Boeing 727227

Difficulty date
July 7, 2007
Submitted
July 27, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N784DH
Make and model
Boeing 727227
Aircraft serial
22001
Aircraft time
61,606 hours, 34,558 cycles
Part
Nose Cowl
Condition
Cracked
Location
Nr 3 Nacelle
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 3 ENGINE NOSE COWL INTERNAL TAI DUCT SUPPORT BRACKET BROKEN AT APPROX 8 O`CLOCK POSITION, NAC STA 77.5, NAC LBL 28, NAC WL 180. CUT ACCESS HOLE IN NOSE COWL AT 9 O`CLOCK POSITION TO FOM 6 IN DIA IAW B727 SRM 54-30-3, FIG 3. REMOVED BROKEN SUPPORT BRACKET IAW B727 SRM 51-30-2. FABRICATED NEW SUPPORT BRACKET FROM 2024T3, .040”, 3.0625 BY 4 IAW B727 SRM 54-10-2, FIG 1. FABRICATED DOUBLER FROM 2024T3, .040”, 7.75 DIA IAW B727 SRM 54-30-3, FIG 3. FABRICATED FILLER FROM 2024T3, .032, 6 DIA IAW B727 SRM 54-30-3, FIG 3. TREATED, PRIMED AND INSTALLED REPAIR PARTS IAW B727 SRM 51-10-2.