Service difficulty report · Heat Shield · Boeing 727247

Difficulty date
August 11, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N2817W
Make and model
Boeing 727247
Aircraft serial
20873
Part
Heat Shield
Condition
Cracked
Location
Nr 6 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

CRACKS IN HEAT SHIELD, NR 6 LE SLAT, ONE IS JUST OUTBOARD OF ACTUATOR ATTACH RIB, THE OTHER IS JUST OUTBOARD OF OUTBOARD TRACK. MANUFACTURED AND INSTALLED DOUBLERS ON HEAT SHIELD SKIN PER MM 57-54-0 FIG 803A. MANUFACTURED AND INSTALLED DOUBLER ON HEAT SHIELD SKIN PER MM 57-54-0 FIG 803A. STOP DRILLED AREAS. OK TO INSTALL DOUBLERS.