Service difficulty report · Vane · Boeing 717200

Difficulty date
October 11, 2024
Submitted
October 14, 2024
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N991AT
Make and model
Boeing 717200
Aircraft serial
55135
Aircraft time
58,901 hours, 42,200 cycles
Part
Vane
Condition
Dented
Location
Zone 600 Flap
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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What was found

DENTS ON UPPER SURFACE OF AFT MOVABLE FLAP VANE ON RIGHT WING. SUMMARY OF NRC 00623: DENTS (9 LOCATIONS) ON UPPER SURFACE OF AFT MOVABLE FLAP VANE ON RIGHT WING WERE DENT #1 W=0.400" Y=0.001" W/Y=400 DENT #2 W=0.350" Y=0.001" W/Y=350 DENT #3 W=0.343" Y=0.001" W/Y=343 DENT #4 W=0.437" Y= 0.003" W/Y=87.4 DENT #5 W=0.375" Y=0.001" W/Y=375 ,DENT #8 W= 0.406" Y=0.004" W/Y=101.5 DENT #9 W=0.346" Y=0.003" W/Y=115.3 WERE MEASURED AND FOUND WITHIN LIMITS PER B717-200 SRM 57-53-01-1A-1 PAR 3. (ET) (HFEC) AND (UT) (TAP-TEST) INSPECTIONS WERE PERFORMED ON AREA OF DENTS (9 LOCATIONS) NO CRACKS WERE FOUND BUT WERE FOUND DISBOND ON DENTS #6 AND #7 PER DC-MD/BOEING NDTSPM PART 6, 06-10-01.001 AND PER DC-MD/BOEING NDTSPM PART 5, 05-10-02.001. DENTS #6 AND #7 WERE REPAIRED PER B717-200 SRM 57-53-01-2R-1 PAR 4. PERFORM A DETAILED VISUAL INSPECTION (DVI) AND TAP TEST FOR POSSIBLE DISBOND AT EVERY "C" CHECK OR 3,000 CYCLES ON DENTS WITHIN LIMITS PER B717-200 SRM 57-53-01-1A PROCEDURE 1, ALLOWABLE DAMAGE 1 PAR 2 B. (LP #0603743)

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