Service difficulty report · Nose Cowl · Boeing 727223

Difficulty date
April 7, 2008
Submitted
April 8, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N753DH
Make and model
Boeing 727223
Aircraft serial
22468
Aircraft time
59,384 hours, 31,301 cycles
Part
Nose Cowl
Condition
Cracked
Location
Nr 1 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

WHILE AT C CHECK, NR 1 ENG NOSE COWL IB SIDE UPPER, CRACKED AT FASTENER HEAD AT PANEL CUTOUT NAC STA 77. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED REPAIR, CUT-OUT AREA NAC 69-77 8 3/4 INCH BY 6 1/2 INCH 3 DOUBLERS 2 INNER 6 INCH BY 4 INCH OUTER 1 11 INCH BY 8 1/2 INCH 1 FILLER 8.75 INCH BY 6.5 INCH AND 1 ANGLE 1 1/2 INCH BY 8 INCH IAW B 727 SRM 54-30-1 FIG 1, 54-30-3, 51-30-2 AND 51-10-2.