Service difficulty report · S Duct · Boeing 727228

Difficulty date
August 21, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N727DH
Make and model
Boeing 727228
Aircraft serial
20204
Part
S Duct
Condition
Cracked
Location
Nr 2 Engine
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 2 ENGINE S DUCT HOUSING LT OUTER SKIN AT BS 1216 HAD 2 INCH CRACK JUST RIGHT UP OF ACCESS PANEL 9523. REMOVED ACCESS PANEL 9523 TO GAIN ENTRY REMOVED ATTACH RING PER SRM 51-30-2 AND REMOVED PREVIOUS REPAIR. STOP DRILLED CRACK IAW SRM 51-10-1. VISUALLY INSP STOP DRILL, NO FURTHER CRACK NOTED. NON PRESSURE AREA NDT NOT REQUIRED. FABRICATED REPAIR DOUBLER TO FIT DAMAGED AREA ON NR 2 ENG S DUCT HOUSING LT OUTER SKIN AT BS 1216 RIGHT UP OF ACCESS PANEL 9523 USING 7075T6 .050 18 X 9 PER SRM 54-10-3. INSTALLED REPAIR PER SRM 51-30-2 AND SRM 54-10-3, FABRICATED ACCESS PANEL 9523 TO FIT REPAIR DOUBLER FROM 2024T3 .090 PER SRM 54-10-3, INSTALLED ACCESS PANEL 9523 PER SRM 51-30-2 AND 51-20-4 N/R 4387.