Service difficulty report · Shim · Boeing 727232

Difficulty date
November 23, 2002
Submitted
December 17, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N516DA
Make and model
Boeing 727232
Aircraft serial
21432
Aircraft time
69,836 hours, 52,740 cycles
Part
Shim
Condition
Out Of Position
Location
Flap Track
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

REPAIR FOR MIGRATED SHIM, INSPECTION OF LT WING INBD FLAP INBD FLAP TRACK REVEALED A MIGRATED LAMINATED SHIM. THE CONDITION IS TYPICAL OF THAT DOCUMENTED PER BAC S/B 727-57-0178 AND AD 90-07-05. THE SHIM WAS MIGRATED BEYOND THE ALLOWABLE LIMITS OF THE S/B AND WAS REPLACED PER THE S/B INSTRUCTIONS AND PER ER/A 384219-14AD.