Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 727227

Difficulty date
April 3, 2005
Submitted
April 23, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N783DH
Make and model
Boeing 727227
Aircraft serial
21999
Aircraft time
60,178 hours, 33,687 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Damaged
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 AFT FLAP LOWER SURFACE, WBL 432 HAS A LARGE SMOOTH DENT. CUT OUT DAMAGED AREA APPROX 3 INCH DIAM L/W O/B FLAP LOWER SKIN IAW B727 SRM 51-40-20 FIG 31. FABRICATED ONE FILLER APPROX 3 INCH ROUND AND ONE DOUBLER APPROX 6 INCH ROUND USING 2024T3 .016 PO NR 9001660 IAW B727 SRM 57-50-2 FIG 4. CLEANED, PREPPED, APPLIED ADHESIVE PRIMER AND ADHESIVE TO ALL SURFACES AND BAGGED IAW B727 SRM 51-40-20 FIG 31. CURED REPAIR, CLEANED AND PERFORMED POST BOND INSPECTION WITH NO DELAM. NOTED IAW B727 SRM 51-40-20 PARA 0. TREATED, PRIMED, AND SEALED REPAIR IAW B727 SRM 51-40-20 PARA P.