Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 727225

Difficulty date
August 15, 2005
Submitted
September 29, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N748DH
Make and model
Boeing 727225
Aircraft serial
22440
Aircraft time
45,125 hours, 26,811 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Delaminated
Location
Fore 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

L/WING I/B FORE FLAP I/B END DELAM. CUT OUT DELAMINATED AREA OF UPPER I/B END OF L/WING I/B FOREFLAP APPROX 3 1/2" BY 14" AFTER RUBSTEP REMOVAL CUT OUT DAMAGED CORE APPROX 8 1/2" BY 2 3/4" FABBED SEPTUM APPROX 8 1/2" BY 2 3/4" REPAIR SKIN APPROX 3 1/2" BY 14" AND EXTERNAL DOUBLER APPROX 5 1/4" BY 15" FROM 2024T3 .016 PO NR 9002273 AND REPAIR CORE APPROX 8 1/2" BY 2 3/4" FROM 5052-4.4-3/16-N-0.750 PO9911139 CLEANED PREPPED APPLIED ADHESIVE PRIMER AND ADHESIVE MIX TO REPAIR PARTS AND SURFACES VACUUM BAGGED FOR BONDING. BONDED CLEANED TREATED PRIMED AND SEALED REPAIR FABBED REPLACEMENT RUBSTEP APPROX 3" BY 14" FROM 301 1/2 HD .016 PO9002619 AND BONDED IAW B727 MM 51-51-11 B727 SRM 51-40-23 AND 57-50-2 FIG 3.