SDR 08FDEA02715

Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 727227

Difficulty date: July 5, 2008
Submitted: July 15, 2008
Operation: Air carrier
Aircraft: N494FE
Make and model: Boeing 727227
Aircraft serial: 21532
Aircraft time: 41,141 hours, 27,171 cycles
System (JASC): 5753 · Trailing Edge Flaps
Part: Skin
Part number: 6521631318
Condition: Cracked
Location: Rt Wing Te Flap
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

RT O/B FOREFLAP O/B L/E CRACKED. HFEC INSPECTED RT OB FOREFLAP IAW NDTM PT 6 51-00-00 FIG 23 ONE CRACK NOTED ENDS MARKED. STOP DRILLED CRACK DIMS .250 IAW SRM 51-10-1. HFEC INSPECTED STOP DRILL IAW NDTM PT 6 51-00-00 FIG 23 CRACK TERMINATES IN STOP DRILL HOLE. FABRICATED REPAIR USING 2024-T3 .063 PO NR 9006699 DIMS 5 INCH BY 5 INCH IAW SRM 57-50-2 FIG 4, 57-50-4 FIG 7, 51-30-5 AND 51-30-8. TREATED AND PRIMED IAW SRM 51-10-2. INSTALLED REPAIR IAW SRM 57-50-4 FIG 7.