Service difficulty report · Wedge · Boeing 7572Q8

Difficulty date
December 31, 2015
Submitted
January 6, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N820DX
Make and model
Boeing 7572Q8
Aircraft serial
33960
Aircraft time
29,601 hours, 17,657 cycles
Part
Wedge
Condition
Dented
Location
Lt Wing 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

LT WING INBD MAIN FLAP T/E WEDGE UPPER AND LOWER SKINS HAVE 10.5" X15" DENTED AREA LOCATED 62"-77" FROM OTBD END. ACCOMPLISHED REPAIR OF THE DISCREPANT AREA ON LT INBD MAIN FLAP T/E WEDGE, APPROXIMATELY 17" X 10.5", IAW SRM 51-70-10.

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