Service difficulty report · Tab · Boeing 7272B7

Difficulty date
October 11, 2006
Submitted
October 31, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N770AT
Make and model
Boeing 7272B7
Aircraft serial
21953
Aircraft time
65,520 hours, 38,347 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D17A
System (JASC)
5751 · Ailerons
Part
Tab
Condition
Delaminated
Location
Lt Aileron
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, IB AILERON, TAB HAS T/E DAMAGE LWR IB SURFACE. REMOVED TAB IAW MM 27-10-11. CUT OUT DAMAGED AREA ON LWR SURFACE OF AILERON TAB APPOX 4.25 INCH BY 4.25 INCH IAW SRM 51-40-20 AND 51-30-2. FAB FILLER, 4.25 INCH BY 4.25 INCH AND DOUBLER 5.85 INCH BY 6 INCH, 2024T3, .010, PO INCH 9003621 IAW SRM 57-50-2 FIG.7 AND 51-20-1 FIG 2. BONDED REPAIR PARTS, CLEANED, PREPPED, PRIMED AND SEALED IAW SRM 51-40-20 FIG 1 AND 53-10-3 FIG.1. NO RE-BALANCE REQUIRED, WITHIN LIMITS IAW SRM 51-80-3. INSTALLED AILERON TAB IAW MM 27-10-11.

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