Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 727223

Difficulty date
August 21, 2009
Submitted
August 24, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Filed by
ABXR001A
Airborne Maintenance & Engineering Services Inc
Aircraft
N899AA
Make and model
Boeing 727223
Aircraft serial
22015
Aircraft time
61,508 hours, 34,073 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Damaged
Location
Lt Wing
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

DURING A C-CK INSP, THE LT WING SKIN AT THE NR 1 SLAT OTBD TRACK CUT-OUT WAS HEAVYILY DAMAGED AND CRACKED DUE TO THE UPPER FWD SLAT ROLLER NOT BEING CAPTURED BY THE ROLLER BOLT. THE DAMAGED AREA WAS CUT-OUT AND A NEW SKIN SECTION WAS FABRICATED WITH 2024 T-3 0.040 INCH. A SPLICE PLATE WAS FABRICATED FROM 301 1/2 HARD 0.032 INCH AND INSTALLED WITH 2 ROWS OF NAS1097-5 RIVETS. ALL SECTIONS INSTALLED WET WITH PRC 1422 B1/2 AND IDENTIFIED WITH EA. ITEM RETURNED TO SERVICE.