Service difficulty report · Hinge Fitting · Boeing 727214

Difficulty date
April 19, 2007
Submitted
April 30, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N788AT
Make and model
Boeing 727214
Aircraft serial
21958
Aircraft time
59,731 hours, 38,916 cycles
System (JASC)
5755 · Spoilers
Part
Hinge Fitting
Part number
651734781A
Part serial
1195
Condition
Cracked
Location
Nr 3 Spoiler
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 UPPER T/E, NR 3 SPOILER PANEL, CENTER OUTBD HINGE FITTING IS CRACKED. STOP DRILLED CRACK .250 DIA AT END OF CRACK IAW B727 SRM 51-10-1, VERIFIED WITH NTD HFEC IAW B727 NDTM PT6-51-00-00, FIG 23, CRACK TERMINATED IN STOP DRILL HOLE. FABRICATED 6' BY 4" DOUBLER FROM 7075T6, .071 IAW B727 SRM 57-30-4 FIG 10. TREATED, PRIMED AND INSTALLED REPAIR PART IAW B727 SRM 51-10-2, 51-30-2 AND 57-30-4, FIG 10.