- Difficulty date
- March 11, 2005
- Submitted
- April 4, 2005
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N782DH
- Make and model
- Boeing 727227
- Aircraft serial
- 21998
- Aircraft time
- 59,330 hours, 33,035 cycles
- Part
- Skin
- Condition
- Gouged
- Location
- Lt Te 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 OB FORE FLAP L/E IB AT WBL 314 HAS GOUGES IN REPAIR DOUBLER SURFACE. REMOVED DOUBLER IAW B727 SRM 51-30-2. FABRICATED NEW DOUBLER USING 2024T3 .063 PO# 9001978 DIM. 7 1/2" BY 3 1/2" IAW B727 SRM 57-50-2 FIG 3 AND 57-30-4 FIG 1. ALODINE AND PRIMED PART AND DOUBLER IAW B727 SRM 51-10-2. INSTALLED DOUBLER IAW B727 57-50-2 FIG 3 AND 57-50-4 FIG 1.