Service difficulty report · Support · Boeing 727228

Difficulty date
August 20, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N727DH
Make and model
Boeing 727228
Aircraft serial
20204
Part
Support
Condition
Cracked
Location
Le Flap Actuator
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, CRACK ON NR 5 L/E FLAP ACTUATOR SUPPORT BRACKET UPPER I/B SIDE BRACKET IN L/E BAY. ACCOMPLISHED PENETRANT INSPECTION AND VERIFIED A CRACK INDICATION ON NR 5 L/E FLAP ACTUATOR SUPPORT BRACKET UPPER I/B SIDE PER STANDARD OVERHAUL MANUAL 20-20-02. REMOVED NR 5 L/E FWD ACTUATOR TO FACILITATE SM ACCESS PER MM 27-81-22. REMOVED I/B BRACKET SUPPORT AT NR 5 L/E FLAP ACTUATOR PER SRM 51-30-2, INSTALLED NEW BRACKET SUPPORT I/B SIDE AS PER SRM 57-10-1 FIG AND 51-30-2, MAT USED 7075T6 .063 9 X 7, ALODINED AND PRIMED PER SRM 51-10-2, INSTALLED NR 5 FLAP L/E ACTUATOR PER MM 27-81-22 N/R 2473.