SDR 97ZZZX1023

Service difficulty report · Fitting · Boeing 72730C

Difficulty date
January 29, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Filed by
IU6R626N
Aero Controls, LLC
Make and model
Boeing 72730C
Part
Fitting
Part number
69207737
Condition
Cracked
Location
Ws 144-204 Te
Component
65216329
Stage of operation
IN
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

FOUR EACH FITTINGS, P/N 69-20773-7, LOCATED BETWEEN THE CENTER TWO AFT FLAP TRACKS ARE CRACKED AT THE LOWER FLANGE OF THE FITTINGS. CRACKS RANGE FROM 1 INCH TO 6 INCHES DOWN THE LOWER FLANGE. SUSPECT CAUSE WOULD BE EXCESSIVE BOWING OF THE MID-FLAP.

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