Service difficulty report · Flap · Boeing 7373G7

Difficulty date
June 3, 2005
Submitted
April 17, 2006
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N370WL
Make and model
Boeing 7373G7
Aircraft serial
24011
Part
Flap
Part number
6546434139
Part serial
BN087
Condition
Wrong Part
Location
Wings
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

(ATC0660) DURING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE IT WAS NOTICED THAT THE LT IB AFT FLAP APPEARED TO BE OF THE WRONG TYPE FOR THIS SERIAL OF AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT IPC WAS CONSULTED AND THIS CONFIRMED THAT TIME 139, AFT FLAP ASSY IS NOT EFFECTIVE FOR THIS AIRCRAFT. A SURVEY WAS CARRIED OUT ON THE OTMGR T/E FLAP ASSEMBLED AND IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE RT IB AFT FLAP WAS ALSO NOT OF THE CORRECT AFFECTIVITY. FOR THIS AIRCRAFT (-140). ALL OF THE OTHER FLAP ASSEMBLED WERE FOUND TO BE CORRECT. WE SUSPECT THAT THESE AFT FLAP ASSEMBLIES ARE FOR AIRCRAFT. (K)

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