Service difficulty report · Spar · Boeing 727223

Difficulty date
March 11, 2011
Submitted
March 15, 2011
Operation
General aviation
Filed by
FY4Y197M
Air Asia Co. Ltd.
Aircraft
N705AA
Make and model
Boeing 727223
Aircraft serial
22462
Aircraft time
63,036 hours, 30,069 cycles
Part
Spar
Part number
65217911
Condition
Corroded
Location
Lt Wing Te Flap
Part time
63,036 hours, 30,069 cycles
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

THE EXFOLIATION CORROSION IS FOUND AT LT INBD MID FLAP AFT SPAR LOWER CHORD AT WBL 82, DURING 6C CHECK. THE ORIGINAL THICKNESS OF THE CHORD IS 0.125". AFTER BLENT OUT, THE DIMENSION OF THE CORROSION AREA IS 3" (LENGTH) X 1" (WIDTH) AND REMAINDER THICKNESS IS 0.083" IAW SRM 57-50-1, FIG 3, THE DAMAGE IS OUT OF ALLOWABLE LIMIT. REPAIR THE SPAR CHORD IAW SRM 57-50-2 FIG 5 & 51-40-2, FIG 1.