Service difficulty report · Flap Track · Boeing 727227

Difficulty date
September 28, 2008
Submitted
September 30, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N485FE
Make and model
Boeing 727227
Aircraft serial
21488
Aircraft time
41,780 hours, 28,484 cycles
Part
Flap Track
Part number
65192507
Condition
Gouged
Location
T/E 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

LEFT WING O/B FLAP TRACK I/B EDGE OF TOP FLANGE GOUGED APPROX 14" AFT OF REAR SPAR. BLENDED GOUGE, MATERIAL REMOVED .015 WITHIN LIMITS. MAGNETIC PARTICLE INSPECTED, FLAP PEENED REWORKED AREA, APPLIED ALODINE & PRIMED REF EA 7-5750-118300 P2 PART 1 CLASSIFIED AS A MINOR REPAIR.