Service difficulty report · Flap · Boeing 727232

Difficulty date
August 26, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N520DA
Make and model
Boeing 727232
Aircraft serial
21471
Part
Flap
Part number
652163261
Condition
Cracked
Location
Nr 2 Te Midflap
Stage of operation
IN
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

THE NR 2 MIDFLAP LOWER AFT CHORD ANGLE WAS FOUND CRACKED AT 3 LOCATIONS DURING SHOP INSPECTION, 19, 35, AND 56 FROM IB END OF FLAP. ALL THREE LOCATIONS WERE REPAIRED PER 727 MM 57-52-0 BY INSTALLING A DOUBLER PER THE INSTRUCTIONS AFTER STOP DRILLING CRACKS.