Service difficulty report · Seal · Boeing 747446

Difficulty date
December 20, 2011
Submitted
December 21, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N458MC
Make and model
Boeing 747446
Aircraft serial
26356
Aircraft time
59,531 hours, 12,689 cycles
Part
Seal
Part number
65B0843655
Condition
Punctured
Location
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 A-3 CHECK AT BFM, MX FOUND DAMAGE TO THE LT INBD T/E MID FLAP-RUBBING SHEET/STRIP (PN 65B08436-35) OF THE COMPRESSION SEAL AT WBL 129.30, MEASURING 2.3 INCHES WIDE; X 15" LONG. A PUNCTURE DAMAGE (0.5 " WIDE X 0.8 " LONG) WAS ALSO FOUND ON THE BODY RIB ASSY (PN 65B08465-39) WHERE THE RUBBING STRIP ATTACHES TO THE SEAL ASSY. THE INBD T/E MID FLAP PN 65B02025-35, SN 000320. (DISPOSITION IS TO PERFORM A TIME LIMITED REPAIR AS DESCRIBED IN PART 1 WORK INSTRUCTIONS EO 4457A394; DVI EVERY 20 FLIGHT CYCLES; AND REPLACE THE SEAL ASSY (PN 65B08436-55) PRIOR TO THE ACCUMULATION OF 1,000 FH (FLIGHT HOURS) AFTER PART 1.)