Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 74748EF

Difficulty date
December 25, 2010
Submitted
December 28, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N419MC
Make and model
Boeing 74748EF
Aircraft serial
28367
Aircraft time
65,574 hours, 11,098 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Delaminated
Location
Rt Wing Te Flap
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 WALKAROUND INSP, MX REPORTED DELAMINATION DAMAGE FOUND ON THE RT OTBD MID FLAP - WBL565 L/E PANEL. THE DAMAGE IS LOCATED INBD OF FLAP TRACK, NR 7 MEASURING 24 IN X 16 IN (REF FIG 1). THE DAMAGED AREA EXCEEDS THE SRM 57-53-01, FIG 101, ALLOWABLE DAMAGE 1 LIMITS. DISPOSITION WAS MADE TO PERFORM TIME LIMITED REPAIRS AS DESCRIBED IN PART 1 WORK INSTRUCTIONS; SCHEDULE REPEAT / INSPECTIONS AT EVERY 25FC IAW PART 2 AND PERMANENT REPAIR IAW PART 3 PRIOR TO THE ACCUMULATION OF 4,000 FLIGHT HOURS AFTER PART 1.

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