Service difficulty report · Support Fitting · Boeing 727108C

Difficulty date
March 16, 2001
Submitted
March 20, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N936UP
Make and model
Boeing 727108C
Aircraft serial
19503
Part
Support Fitting
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
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

INSPECTION TYPE:HFEC REFERENCE D211423 VERTICAL SUPPORT FITTINGS AT BS 930 BETWEEN STRINGERS 14 AND 18A HAS APPROX 5 INCHES CRACK (LEFT HAND SIDE). CLEANED AREA PERFORMED HFEC INSP PER B727 NDT MANUAL PART 6-51-00-00 FIG 4 ON BS 930 FITTING LT SIDE CRACK DOES NOT EXTEND ABOVE W/L 201.4. PREVIOUS REPAIR INSTALLED PER EO B727-5310-2611 APPLIED CORROSION INHIBITING COMPOUND THIS CLEARS DMI D211423.