Service difficulty report · Flap Track · Boeing 727232

Difficulty date
April 19, 2000
Submitted
April 28, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N529DA
Make and model
Boeing 727232
Aircraft serial
21703
Aircraft time
58,016 hours, 44,495 cycles
Part
Flap Track
Condition
Corroded
Location
Te Flap
Component
#4 Inbd Track · 651626920
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

DURING OVERHAUL OF THE I/B FLAP, I/B TRACK ASSY AT BF GOODRICH, TYPICAL CORROSION WAS FOUND AT THE MLG AND SPOILER BEAM ATTACH PAD AREAS, AND TYPICAL WEAR WAS FOUND AT THE FWD ATTACH LUGS, MLG DOOR HINGE FITTING ATTACH HOLES, AND THE TOGGLE DETENT HOLE. DIMENSIONS WERE OUTSIDE LIMITS AT THE MLG BEAM ATTACH BOLT HOLES AND SPOT FACES, SPOILER BEAM ATTACH HOLES, MLG DOOR FWD AND AFT HINGE FITTING ATTACH HOLES, FWD ATTACH LUGS AND THE DETENT HOLE. REPAIR PER ER/A 387543-14AD AND BF GOODRICH ENGINEERING REPAIR NR 23-0709.