Service difficulty report · Attach Fitting · Boeing 727225

Difficulty date
December 22, 2008
Submitted
February 24, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N743DH
Make and model
Boeing 727225
Aircraft serial
22438
Aircraft time
41,025 hours, 27,594 cycles
Part
Attach Fitting
Condition
Cracked
Location
Spoiler Actuator
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

LT WING NR 7 SPOILER ACTUATOR SUPPORT FITTING CRACKED. REPLACED NR 7 SPOILER ACTUATOR SUPPORT FITTING IAW B727 SRM 51-10-1 PARA 7. INSTALLED RIVETS, LOCK FASTENERS, BOLTS IAW B727 SRM 51-30-2 PARA 4B, PARA 7D AND PARA 9B.