Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 74747UF

Difficulty date
December 28, 2007
Submitted
January 14, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N499MC
Make and model
Boeing 74747UF
Aircraft serial
29260
Aircraft time
33,003 hours, 5,586 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Deteriorated
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

RIGHT T/E AFT FLAP REPAIR SIX INCHES FWD OF THE TRAILING EDGE AND 18 INCHES OUTBOARD OF THE OUTBOARD FACE OF NR 5 CANOE FAIRING HAS SIGNS OF DETERIORATION AND WATER INGRESS OVER AN AREA APPROX 1 INCH DIAMETER. PERMANENT REPAIR CARRIED OUT IAW SRM 57-53-01. VACUUM PRESSURE AND HEAT APPLIED AT 26 INCHES OF MERCURY AND 250 DEGREES.

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