Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 717200

Difficulty date
October 18, 2024
Submitted
October 21, 2024
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N991AT
Make and model
Boeing 717200
Aircraft serial
55135
Aircraft time
58,901 hours, 42,200 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Dented
Location
Zone 500 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

SEVERAL DENTS ON (UPPER AND LOWER) SKIN OF FWD MOVABLE VANE AT LH WING. SUMMARY OF NRC 00630: DENTS (9 LOCATIONS) ON LOWER SKIN OF FWD MOVABLE VANE AT LH WING WERE EVALUATED WITH THE FOLLOWING DIMENTIONS WERE: DENT #1 W=0.250" Y=0.003" W/Y=83.33, DENT #2 W=0.320" Y=0.017" W/Y=18.82, DENT #3 W=0.187" Y=0.001" W/Y=187, DENT #5 W=0.320" Y=0.008" W/Y=40, DENT #7 W=0.218" Y=0.007 W/Y=31.14, 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 CRACK WERE FOUND, BUT DID FIND DISBOND ON DENTS #4, #6, #8, AND #9 PER DC-MD/BOEING NDTSPM PART 6, 06-10-01.001 AND PER DC-MD/BOEING NDTSPM PART 5, 05-10-02.001. DENTS #4, #6, #8, AND #9 WERE REPAIRED PER B717-200 SRM 57-53-01- 2R-1 PAR 4. FOR DENTS FOUND WITHIN LIMITS PERFORM A DVI INSPECTION AND TAP TEST FOR POSSIBLE DISBOND EVERY "C" CHECK PER B717-200 SRM 57-53 -01-1A PARAGRAPH 2.B. (LP #0615454)

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