Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 74747UF

Difficulty date
November 28, 2007
Submitted
December 3, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N492MC
Make and model
Boeing 74747UF
Aircraft serial
29253
Aircraft time
39,376 hours, 7,575 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Damaged
Location
Te Flaps
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

THREE SEPARATE ITEMS OF DAMAGE TO LT IB AFT FLAP AND MID FLAP: A) TEAR IN LT IB MID FLAP AFT PANEL 0.800" LONG BY 0.500 HIGH. ALLOWABLE DAMAGE PER SRM 51-70-02. TEAR IN ALUM SKIN UPPER SURFACE RUB STRIP LT IB AFT FLAP 0.600 INCH TEAR WITH CRACKS EMANATING FROM EITHER END 0.200" OB END AND 0.150" IB END. IMPACT DAMAGE TO T/E OF LT IB AFT FLAP 0.650" LONG BY 0.200" HIGH.

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