Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 76738E

Difficulty date
August 23, 2011
Submitted
September 29, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N641GT
Make and model
Boeing 76738E
Aircraft serial
25132
Aircraft time
67,274 hours, 20,554 cycles
System (JASC)
5755 · Spoilers
Part
Skin
Condition
Dented
Location
Nr 3 Spoiler
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 THE PRESENT C-CHECK, INSPECTION REVEALED A DENT ON THE UPPER SURFACE OF NR 3 SPOILER NEAR CENTER HINGE (FIG 1). DENT MEASURED 0.002" DEEP, 0.495" IN WIDTH AND WAS LOCATED 30" FROM THE INBD EDGE AND 19.75" FROM THE T/E. MX PERFORMED BOND TEST IAW NDTM 51-00-01 AND FOUND NO DELAMINATION. REPAIR WAS PERFORMED IAW SRM 51-70-17 AS STATED IN SRM 57-70-01, FIG 201.

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