Service difficulty report · Panel · Boeing 7472D7B

Difficulty date
December 12, 2007
Submitted
December 21, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N526MC
Make and model
Boeing 7472D7B
Aircraft serial
22337
Aircraft time
95,740 hours, 19,657 cycles
Part
Panel
Condition
Delaminated
Location
Zone 500
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

LEFT WING UPPER SURFACE PANEL NR 521 HAS EVIDENCE OF DELAMINATION ABOUT 3 INCHES LONG 6 INCHES FORWARD OF THE TRAILING EDGE AND 18 INCHES INBOARD OF THE OUTBOARD EDGE. ALSO AN AREA 3 INCHES LONG 21 INCHES AWAY FROM THE OUTBOARD EDGE AND 5 INCHES AFT OF THE LEADING EDGE. REPAIRED PANEL IAW SRM 51-40-12 AND XEO 57-121207. PERMANENT REPAIR TO BE ACCOMPLISHED AT NEXT C-CHECK.

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