Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 727225

Difficulty date
March 5, 2007
Submitted
March 6, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N463FE
Make and model
Boeing 727225
Aircraft serial
22551
Aircraft time
38,775 hours, 27,001 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
652163091
Part serial
BN285
Condition
Misrepaired
Location
Fore Flap
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
W
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

FOUND REPAIR AT LT WING INBD FOREFLAP LE SKIN 21" FROM IB END (EXTERNAL REPAIR). REPAIR REQUIRES EVALUATION FOR MAJOR/MINOR DETERMINATION AND IF REPAIR WAS ACCOMPLISHED USING FAA APPROVED DATA. EVALUATED REPAIR, FOUND NOT TO CONFORM TO SRM 57-50-4 FIG 1. REMOVED EXISTING REPAIR, PICKED UP ONE ADDITIONAL ROW OF FASTENERS TO CONFORM TO SRM REPAIR 57-50-4 FIG 7. REPAIR CLASSIFIED AS MAJOR.