Service difficulty report · Mount · Boeing 727200

Difficulty date
August 18, 2001
Submitted
September 14, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N727DH
Make and model
Boeing 727200
Part
Mount
Condition
Corroded
Location
T/E 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

ON C-CHECK, REMOVE NR 5 FLAP TRACK FOR INSPECTION AND REINSTALL AFTER INSPECTION IS C/W. REMOVED RIGHT I/B TRAILING EDGE FLAP IAW B-727 MM 27-51-31. REMOVED NR 5 FLAP TRACK IAW B-727 MM 27-51-31. ACCOMPLISHED VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE NR 5 FLAP TRACK IAW S/B 727-57-0178 FIG 1 REV 3, FOUND MOUNT PAD CORRODED. REMOVED 0.020 FROM A PAD SAME PAD B ORIGINAL PAD .400 TO .380. REMOVED MACHINED AND INSTALLED 3 BUSHINGS AS PER O/M 57-40-01. INSTALLED NR 5 FLAP TRACK IAW B-727 MM 27-51-31 AS PER S/B 727-57-0178. INSTALLED RT INBOARD TRAILING EDGE FLAP ASSEMBLY AS PER B-727 MM 27-51-1. OPS CHECK OK PER B-727 MM 27-51-0.

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