Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 727227

Difficulty date
August 22, 2000
Submitted
August 23, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N489FE
Make and model
Boeing 727227
Aircraft serial
21492
Aircraft time
34,848 hours, 21,761 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Le Flap
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

DURING ROUTINE INSP, LEFT I/B FOREFLAP FOUND CRACKED ON I/B END. REMOVED AND REPLACED FOREFLAP PER IAW SRM 51-40-6.