Service difficulty report · Structure · Boeing 727185C

Difficulty date
January 11, 2005
Submitted
January 28, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N940UP
Make and model
Boeing 727185C
Aircraft serial
19826
Aircraft time
57,903 hours, 29,936 cycles
Part
Structure
Part number
65229135
Condition
Cracked
Location
Firewall
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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:C, SUSPECT CRACK ON LT CHORD ABOVE NR 2 ENGINE HORIZONTAL FIREWALL AT UPPER END OF CHORD. HFEC CARRIED OUT IAW NDTM PART 6 51-00-00, FIG 4. CRACK FOUND TO BE 5.0 INCH IN LENGTH. CHORD REMOVED AND NEW CHORD DRILLED OFF AND INSTALLED IAW SRM 51-30-02.