Service difficulty report · Skate Angle · Boeing 727233

Difficulty date
August 25, 2007
Submitted
August 29, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N286FE
Make and model
Boeing 727233
Aircraft serial
22623
Aircraft time
39,187 hours, 24,651 cycles
Part
Skate Angle
Condition
Cracked
Location
Zone 500
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

LT WING IB TE NR 3 FLAP TRACK FWD FRG IB SKATE ANGLE IS CRACKED AT 2 WING SKIN FASTENERS WBL 199, 3" FWD AND AFT OF SPAR. REPAIRED NR 3 FLAP TRACK SKATE ANGLE IAW B 272-200 SRM 51-40-3 AND 51-30-2. ALL LEAK CK'S GOOD. THIS IS CLASSIFIED AS A MINOR REPAIR.