Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 7472D7B

Difficulty date
October 20, 2009
Submitted
April 13, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N524MC
Make and model
Boeing 7472D7B
Aircraft serial
21784
Aircraft time
100,708 hours, 20,887 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Delaminated
Location
Lt Wing
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

DURING LETTER "A" CHECK IN MIA, DELAMINATION WAS FOUND ON THE LEFT WING TRAILING EDGE AT WBL 208 UPPER EXTERNAL SKIN, RT LEADING EDGE ILES 760 UPPER EXTERNAL SKIN, AND RT LEADING EDGE ILES 672 GAP PANEL. ENGINEERING ORDER 4757A490 DATED 20 OCT 2009 WAS ISSUED TO PERFORM PERMANENT REPAIRS.

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