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 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

RT INBOARD MID FLAP TRAILING EDGE CRACKED AT INBOARD CONTROL DRUM ROD-END. REMOVED 48 INCH SECTION OF TRAILING EDGE FROM RT INBOARD MID FLAP. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED NEW SECTION AND SPLICE IAW SRM 51-40-4 FIGURE 1, 51-30-2 AND 51-10-2.