Service difficulty report · Seal · Boeing 777323

Difficulty date
May 14, 2016
Submitted
May 19, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N727AN
Make and model
Boeing 777323
Aircraft serial
33541
Aircraft time
10,028 hours, 1,148 cycles
Part
Seal
Condition
Departed
Location
Rt Flaperon
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
D
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT WAS NOT GNDED. DURING DEPLANING A PAX INFORMED THE FLIGHT CREW THAT AN OBJECT HAD LIBERATED FROM THE FLAPERON SEAL OF THE RT WING DURING FLIGHT. INSPECTED WING & CONFIRMED THE RT INBD UPPER FLAPERON SEAL WAS MISSING. INSTALLED NEW SEAL IAW AMM 27-11-14.