Service difficulty report · Structure · Boeing 727223

Difficulty date
February 4, 2008
Submitted
March 2, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N752DH
Make and model
Boeing 727223
Aircraft serial
22466
Part
Structure
Condition
Cracked
Location
Nr 5 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

RT WING NR 5 L/E SLAT WING L/E I/B BULKSEAL HAS SURFACE CRACKED. REMOVED FASTENERS AT RT WING NR 5 L/E SLAT WING L/E I/B BULK SEAL IAW B727 SRM 51-30-2. STOP DRILLED 0.250 AT END OF CRACK IAW B727 SRM 51-10-1. FABRICATED DOUBLER REPAIR AT L/E SLAT MATERIAL USED 2024T3 .063 PO NR 9006288 DIMENSION 7 INCH BY 8.5 INCH IAW B727 SRM 57-30-4 FIG 11 AND B727 SRM 57-30-2 FIG3 TREATED AND PRIMED DOUBLER REPAIR AND AREA IAW B727 SRM 51-10-2. INSTALLED NEW DOUBLER REPAIR AND REINSTALLED FASTENERS IAW B727 SRM 51-30-2.