Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 727214

Difficulty date
April 24, 2007
Submitted
May 9, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N788AT
Make and model
Boeing 727214
Aircraft serial
21958
Aircraft time
59,731 hours, 38,916 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Delaminated
Location
Lt Wing Te Flap
Component
Te Flap
Component part number
6521630187
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 WING, INBD FORE FLAP, LOWER SURFACE NEAR TRACK FITTING, LWBL 90, AREA DELAMINATED. CUT OUT DELAMINATED AREA 13" BY 15.5" FABRICATED FILLER, 13" BY 15.5" AND DOUBLER, TWO EACH, 3" BY 15.5" FROM .016, 2024T3. ANODIZED, PRIMED AND APPLIED ADHESIVE FILM IAW B727 SRM 51-40-20, PAR 8, 14, 15, 18 AND 57-50-2, FIG 3. COMPLETED BONDING, CLEANED, TREATED AND SEALED IAW B727 SRM 51-40-20 AND 51-40-24, FIG 1.