Service difficulty report · Wedge · Boeing 727223

Difficulty date
March 12, 2008
Submitted
March 27, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N754DH
Make and model
Boeing 727223
Aircraft serial
22008
Part
Wedge
Part number
652163254
Part serial
BN61
Condition
Delaminated
Location
T/E 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

UPON INSPECTING THE EXTERIOR OF THE AIRCRAFT, FOUND THE RIGHT INBOARD TRAILING EDGE MID FLAP WEDGE DELAMINATED AT THE INBOARD END. ABOUT 20 INCHES FROM THE INBOARD END HAS A DELAMINATION APPROX 6 INCHES LONG SPANWISE AND THE WIDTH OF THE WEDGE. PART REPAIRED UTILIZING BOEING STRUCTURAL REPAIR MANUAL 51-40-20. ALUMINUM HONEYCOMB REPAIR, 51-50-2 MATERIAL IDENTIFICATION, AND 51-40-21. MATERIAL USED 7075-T6 .016" PO NR 9005802. THIS IS A MAJOR REPAIR AND PERMANENT REPAIR.