What was found
LEFT MAIN INBOARD FLAP HAS CORROSION ON UPPER FORWARD SPAR CAP APPROXIMATELY 28 INCHES FROM INBOARD END OF FLAP. REMOVED AND REPLACED SECTION OF SPAR CAP AND INSTALLED DOUBLERS.
- Difficulty date
- June 23, 2012
- Submitted
- July 23, 2012
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N647AM
- Make and model
- Boeing 757223
- Aircraft serial
- 24605
- Aircraft time
- 64,911 hours, 22,332 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5753 · Trailing Edge Flaps
- Part
- Spar Cap
- Condition
- Corroded
- Location
- Te Flap
- 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.