- Difficulty date
- May 2, 2006
- Submitted
- May 3, 2006
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N685CA
- Make and model
- Boeing 7272S7
- Aircraft serial
- 22492
- Aircraft time
- 67,490 hours, 35,684 cycles
- Part
- Angle
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Rt 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
RT WING I/B MID FLAP HAS CRACK AT EDGE OF CUTOUT BELOW THE I/B MECHANISM. CUT OUT DAMAGED SECTION OF CHORD (70 INCHES) IN LENGTH, FABRICATED NEW SECTION P/N BAC 1503 100046 (70 INCHES) & SPLICE ANGLE 7075 T6 .050 IAW B727 SRM 57-50-2 FIG 5 & 51-40-4 FIG 1, TREATED & PRIMED PARTS & AREA IAW B727 SRM 51-10-2, INSTALLED REPAIR IAW B727 SRM 51-40-4 FIG 1.