Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 7572G7

Difficulty date
October 1, 2005
Submitted
February 13, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N910AW
Make and model
Boeing 7572G7
Aircraft serial
24523
Aircraft time
60,154 hours, 23,099 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Delaminated
Location
Te Flap
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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

PHX - DISCOVERED THE LT INBOARD FLAP DELAMINATING, 20.5" BY 17.5", ADJACENT TO AND UNDERNEATH THE NR 5 SPOILER PANEL. MAINTENANCE REMOVED DELAMINATED CORE AND INNER SKIN IAW AMERICA WEST AIRLINES ENGINEERING REPAIR NR 19-5753-05275-HF1. FABRICATED FILLER AND DOUBLER IAW BOEING 757-200 SRM 51-70-10 AND AWA ER 19-5753-05275-HF1. BONDED REPAIR PARTS TO THE LT INBOARD TRAILING EDGE FLAP IAW AWA ER 19-5753-05275-HF1. TAP TEST WAS PERFORMED ON REPAIR AREA TO ENSURE NO DAMAGE EXISTED. THE T/E FLAP PANEL WAS PLACED ON MONITOR TO BE REPLACED NO LATER THAN THE NEXT C CHECK.

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