Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 727225

Difficulty date
October 13, 2009
Submitted
October 13, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N465FE
Make and model
Boeing 727225
Aircraft serial
21289
Aircraft time
53,154 hours, 37,870 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Gouged
Location
Lt Wing Te Flap
Component
Flap
Component part number
5700007
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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

LT INBD MIDFLAP UPPER SURFACE IS GOUGED WBL 80. MIDFLAP REMOVED AND REPLACED DUE TO DAMAGE BEING OUT OF LIMITS AND BEYOND ECONOMICAL REPAIR.