Service difficulty report · Structure · Boeing 727247

Difficulty date
December 1, 2007
Submitted
February 24, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N793DH
Make and model
Boeing 727247
Aircraft serial
21393
Aircraft time
66,799 hours, 39,978 cycles
Part
Structure
Condition
Cracked
Location
Te Flaps
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 MID FLAP, CRACKS IN TRAILING EDGE CUT OUT FOR INBOARD AFT FLAP ACTUATION ROD. CUT OUT DAMAGED SECTION OF LT WING INBOARD MID FLAP 47" LONG AT INBOARD ACTUATOR ROD IAW SRM 51-40-4. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED NEW SECTION AND SPLICE DOUBLER IAW SRM 51-40-4 AND 57-50-2 FIGURE 5. DOUBLER IS 7.5" LONG, SECTION IS 47" LONG. TREATED AND PRIMED PART AND AREA IAW SRM 51-10-2.