Service difficulty report · Nose Cowl · Boeing 727221

Difficulty date
August 25, 2000
Submitted
September 8, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N367PA
Make and model
Boeing 727221
Aircraft serial
22539
Aircraft time
32,562 hours, 17,259 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D17R
Engine time
27,326 hours, 15,095 cycles
Part
Nose Cowl
Part number
65854502
Part serial
DLH26259
Condition
Cracked
Location
Nr 3 Nacelle
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

PSM, CRACK AT NR 3 NOSE COWL AT 12 O''CLOCK POS AT NAC STA 77.5, 6 AFT OF COWL L/E. DAMAGE AREA WAS CUT OUT OF NOSE COWL AT NAC STA 77.5. THE REP PLATE WAS FAB FROM .050 2024T-3. DRILLED EXISTING (AND REPAIRED) HOLES ONTO REP PLATE. DEBURRED ALL EDGES ON NOSE COWL SKIN AND REPAIR PLATE. APP ALODINE TO THE REP PLATE AND ALL BARE ALUM ON NOSE COWL SKIN. APP ONE COAT OF BMS 10-11 TY 1 PRIMER TO SURFACES OF REP PLATE AND NOSE COWL SKIN. FAB''ED SHIM FROM .032 2024T-3 AND ALODINED AND PRIMED. INSTL REP WASHERS, REP PLATE, SHIM WITH BMS 5-95. INSTL REP FASTENERS WET WITH BMS 5-95 SEAL. APP PAINT AS REQ. ALL WORK DOWN IAW SRM 54-30-3 FIG 8, SRM 51-10-2, SOPM 20-41-02, SRM 51-10-2, MM 51-20-31.