Service difficulty report · Wedge · Boeing 757223

Difficulty date
April 21, 2011
Submitted
April 21, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N607AM
Make and model
Boeing 757223
Aircraft serial
27058
Aircraft time
48,252 hours, 16,348 cycles
Part
Wedge
Condition
Delaminated
Location
Te 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 MAIN INBOARD TRAILING EDGE FOUND DELAMINATION ON TOP SKIN WEDGE APPROXIMATELY 29 INCHES FROM INBOARD END AND 27 INCHES AFT OF LEADING EDGE OF FLAP. REMOVED DELAMINATED AREA OF UPPER SKIN ON AFT WEDGE AND INSTALLED A PERMANENT REPAIR USING HOT-BONDED PRE-PREG FIBERGLASS PER SRM 57-53-01-2R FIGURE 201 AND SRM 51-70-07-0G.