Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 727225

Difficulty date
August 19, 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

LT WING I/B FOREFLAP UPPER SURFACE DELAMINATED APPROX 16" O/B OF I/B END. CUT OUT DELAMINATED UPPER SKIN APPROX 6 1/2" BY 5". CUT OUT DAMAGED CORE APPROX 6 1/2" BY 5". FABED SEPTUM APPROX 6 1/2 BY 5 AND REPAIR CORE APPROX 6 1/2 BY 5 FROM DUR-5052-4.4-3/16 --0.750 PO 9911139. FAB EXTERNAL DOUBLER APPROX 8" BY 9 1/2 FROM 2024 T3 .016 PO 9002273 CLEANED PREPPED APPLIED ADHESIVE PRIMER AND ADHESIVE MIX TO REPAIR SURFACES AND VACUUM BAGGED FOR BONDING BONDED SEPTUM AND REPAIR CORE CLEANED PREPPED APPLIED ADHESIVE PRIMER AND ADHESIVE TO EXTERNAL DOUBLER AND REPAIR SURFACES VACUUM BAGGED FOR BONDING BONDED CLEANED TREATED PRIMED AND SEALED REPAIR IAW B727 SRM 51-40-23 AND 57-50-2 FIG 3.