Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 7372L9

Difficulty date
April 17, 2008
Submitted
April 25, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N465AT
Make and model
Boeing 7372L9
Aircraft serial
21528
Aircraft time
52,014 hours, 41,034 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
6546434139
Part serial
780
Condition
Delaminated
Location
Te Flap
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

DELAMINATION OF LEFT WING INBOARD AFT FLAP TRAILING EDGE WAS ORIGINALLY FOUND TO BE WITHIN LIMITS SO SPEED TAPE WAS APPLIED AS A TEMPORARY REPAIR AND THEN PLACED ON CARRY OVER. THE FLAP WAS MONITORED UNTIL THE CONDITION DETERIORATED BEYOND LIMITS SO IT WAS RECOMMENDED BY MAINTENANCE CONTROL TO REMOVED AND REPLACED IT.

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