Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 727228

Difficulty date
August 26, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N727DH
Make and model
Boeing 727228
Aircraft serial
20204
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Nr 7 Le Slat
Stage of operation
IN
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

AT C-CHECK, NR 7 SLAT UPPER SKIN AT L/E IS DENTED AND TWO CRACKS RADIATING FROM RIVET HOLES. PERFORMED HFEC, ONE CRACK ONLY. STOP DRILLED CRACK, HFEC, INSTALLED REPAIR PER SRM 57-50-3, 4 BY 4.