Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 7472D3B

Difficulty date
August 1, 2008
Submitted
August 7, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N506MC
Make and model
Boeing 7472D3B
Aircraft serial
21252
Part
Skin
Condition
Chafed
Location
Lt Wing Te Flap
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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What was found

LEFT WING INBOARD FLAP, AFT FLAP S/N 000204 UPPER SKIN HAS 4 EACH AREAS OF CHAFING CAUSED BY LONG BOLTS ON MID-FLAP. AREAS ARE WBL 248.0, 297.0, 339.0 AND 425.0. CHAFE IS .500 INCH IN DIAMETER. PERMANENT REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED AS PER B747-200 SRM 51-40-09 FIG 5, SHEETS 4 & 10, ALUMINUM HONEYCOMB REPAIRS, 250 DEGREES F CURE PER SRM 51-40-20. LONG BOLTS ON MID-FLAP WERE REMOVED AND REPLACED AS PER B747-200 SRM 51-30-02. ALSO REFERENCE ATLAS AIR EO4757A455. (S)

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