- Difficulty date
- July 27, 2010
- Submitted
- July 30, 2010
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N487FE
- Make and model
- Boeing 727227
- Aircraft serial
- 21490
- Aircraft time
- 42,731 hours, 29,193 cycles
- Engine
- Pwa JT8D15
- Part
- Skin
- Part number
- 6521630137
- Condition
- Gouged
- Location
- Rt Wing Te Flap
- 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
RT INBD FORE FLAP GOUGED AT OTBD LOWER L/E SURFACE. CUT OUT DAMAGED AREA OF SKIN DIM. 1/2" X 1 1/2" IAW SRM 57-50-4 FIG1. FABRICATED REPAIR DOUBLER FROM 2024 T-3 .063" DIM. 3 7/8" X 4 1/2" IAW SRM 57-50-2 FIG 3 AND 57-50-4 FIG 1. INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLER IAW SRM 57-50-4 FIG 1 AND 51-30-2, REV 103.