Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 727214

Difficulty date
March 15, 2007
Submitted
April 3, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N786AT
Make and model
Boeing 727214
Aircraft serial
21692
Aircraft time
61,473 hours, 40,640 cycles
System (JASC)
5751 · Ailerons
Part
Skin
Condition
Delaminated
Location
Aileron Tab
Component
Aileron Tab
Component part number
652172641K
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

LEFT OUTBD AILERON TAB WBL 535 AND 567, T/E IS DEBONDED TWO PLACES. REMOVED LEFT OUTBD AILERON TAB IAW B727 M/M 27-10-41 AND WEIGH BEFORE REPAIR IS 3.9 LBS IAW B727 SRM 51-80-06, FIG 2. REMOVED DELAMINATION AREA 38.5" BY 5", CLEANED AND PREPPED REPAIR AREA IAW B727 SRM 51-40-20, PARA 7, FIG 3/7 AND 51-40-24, FIG 3. FABRICATED SKIN FROM 2024T3, 38.5" BY 5' BY .010 AND DOUBLER FROM 2024T3, 8" BY 5' BY .010. ANODIZED, PRIMED AND APPLIED ADHESIVE FILM IAW B727 SRM 51-40-20, PARA 8,14,15,18 AND 57-50-2, FIG 8. INSTALLED DOUBLER AND SKIN, CURED REPAIR AREA IAW B727 SRM 51-40-20, PARA 20. FINISHED REPAIR AREA IAW B727 SRM 51-40-20, PARA 22 AND 51-40-24, FIG 3. REWEIGH AFTER REPAIR 3.76 LBS, REBALANCE NOT REQUIR