Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 727228

Difficulty date
August 17, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N727DH
Make and model
Boeing 727228
Aircraft serial
20204
System (JASC)
5755 · Spoilers
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Nr 4 Spoiler
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, LT WING UPPER SURFACE NR 4 SPOILER PANEL NR 2 AND NR 4 HINGE CUTOUTS CRACKED. VERIFIED CRACK INDICATIONS USING HFEC INSP PER NDT MANUAL PART 6-51-00-00 FIG 4, STOP DRILLED CRACK PER SRM 57-30-4 AT NR 4 SPOILER PANEL NR 2 AND NR 4 HINGE CUTOUTS, HFEC INSP STOP DRILL PER NDT MANUAL 51-00-00 PART 6. NO FURTHER CRACK INDICATION NOTED. INSTALLED REPAIRS PER SRM 57-30-4 DOUBLER SIZE 6 X 4 AND 5 X 4 FROM 7075T6 .071 AND 7075T6 .063.