- Difficulty date
- July 27, 2010
- Submitted
- July 29, 2010
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N487FE
- Make and model
- Boeing 727227
- Aircraft serial
- 21490
- Aircraft time
- 42,731 hours, 29,193 cycles
- Part
- Skin
- Part number
- 6521630137
- Condition
- Gouged
- Location
- Lt 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
LT INBD FORE FLAP GOUGED AT OUTBD LOWER LEADING EDGE SURFACE. REMOVED PREVIOUS REPAIR IAW SRM 51-30-2. FABRICATED REPAIR DOUBLER USING 2024 T-3, .063" X 5" X 5" IAW SRM 57-50-4 FIG 1 AND 57-50-2 FIG 3. INSTALLED NEW REPAIR DOUBLER IAW SRM 57-50-4 FIG 1 AND 51-30-2, REV 103.