What was found
LEFT INBOARD FORE FLAP LEADING EDGE HAS A LARGE PUNCTURE. REMOVED LEFT INBOARD FORE FLAP. COMPLETE FORE FLAP INSTALLATION FROM ITEM 3 PAGE 407 TO COMPLETION.
- Difficulty date
- August 25, 2008
- Submitted
- August 28, 2008
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N117UA
- Make and model
- Boeing 747422
- Aircraft serial
- 28810
- Aircraft time
- 38,933 hours, 4,842 cycles
- Engine
- Pwa PW4056
- System (JASC)
- 5753 · Trailing Edge Flaps
- Part
- Skin
- Condition
- Punctured
- 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.