Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 72725C

Difficulty date
July 12, 2004
Submitted
August 4, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N947UP
Make and model
Boeing 72725C
Aircraft serial
19722
Aircraft time
64,253 hours, 47,110 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Debonded
Location
Lt Wing Te Flap
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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

INSPECTION TYPE: C, LEFT I/B FOREFLAP I/B END & UPPER SURFACE HAS DISBOND. REPAIRED IAW SRM 51-40-20. DURING OPS CHECKS THE O/B END WAS CONTACTING THE MIDFLAP AND BINDING. FOREFLAP RESKIMMED BUT DID NOT SOLVE PROBLEM. INSTALLED FOREFLAP REMOVED FROM A/C N945UP FOR TROUBLESHOOTING PER NRC 725261, NO BINDING EXPERIENCED.

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