Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 7378Z9

Difficulty date
March 23, 2020
Submitted
June 3, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N342AM
Make and model
Boeing 7378Z9
Aircraft serial
34262
Aircraft time
48,221 hours, 21,106 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Damaged
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

DURING TRANSIT CHECK, IT WAS DETECTED A DISBONDED AND ERODED OF LT OUTBOARD AFTER FLAP. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL PERFORMED REVISION TO DISBONDED AND ERODED 2 AT UPPER AND LOWER SKIN ON TRAILING EDGE INBOARD CORNER OF LT OUTBOARD AFTER FLAP, FROM OTEF STA 88.2 TO OTEF STA 97.2. THE BOND TEST AND CTTU INSPECTIONS WERE PERFORMED DELIMITED LOWER SKIN DAMAGED AREAS IAW NDTM PART 4, 51-00-02 05. THE INNER AND UPPER SKIN ON TRAILING EDGE OF LT OUTBOARD AFTER FLAP WERE REPAIRED IAW SRM 57-53-01-2R-4 FIGURE 201. THE BOND TEST AND CTTU INSPECTIONS AT UPPER AND LOWER SKIN WERE PERFORMED ON REPAIRED AND SURROUNDING AREA WITH NO DISBONDS FOUND IAW NDTM PART 4, 51-00-02 05. THE OUTBOARD AFT FLAP WAS REMOVED AND INSTALLED IAW AMM 27-51-22-400-801, ALL CORRECT.

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