What was found
LEFT INBOARD TRAILING EDGE AFT FLAP HAS A HOLE IN THE LOWER SKIN. REMOVED 2.75 INCH DIAMETER DAMAGED BOTTOM SKIN AND CORE. TOP SKIN UNDAMAGED. FABRICATED NEW CORE AND INSTALLED PER SRM 51-70-17-0G PARAGRAPH 4C FIGURE 11 SECTION B-B.
- Difficulty date
- January 28, 2010
- Submitted
- October 15, 2010
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N643AA
- Make and model
- Boeing 757223
- Aircraft serial
- 24601
- Aircraft time
- 60,294 hours, 20,935 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5730 · Wing, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Skin
- Condition
- Damaged
- Location
- Te Flap
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
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