What was found
FOUND TWO WEAR GOUGES IN LEADING EDGE OF FLAP-VANE AT INBOARD END OF OUTBOARD FLAP ABOVE INBOARD HINGE OF OUTBOARD FLAP. REMOVED WORN DOUBLER AND INSTALLED NEW HOT-BONDED DOUBLER PER ESO-80096.
- Difficulty date
- October 8, 2009
- Submitted
- October 13, 2009
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N980TW
- Make and model
- Doug DC983
- Aircraft serial
- 53630
- Aircraft time
- 28,818 hours, 13,715 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5753 · Trailing Edge Flaps
- Part
- Doubler
- Condition
- Worn
- Location
- Te Flap Vane
- 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.