What was found
FOUND 4 INCH CRACK ON RT HAND TE FLAP APPROXIMATELY 18 INCHES OTBD OF FLAP CANTILEVER. ACCOMPLISHED INTERIM REPAIR TO RT HAND TE IAW FEA AUTH 16095.
- Difficulty date
- December 15, 2013
- Submitted
- December 18, 2013
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N491AA
- Make and model
- Doug DC982
- Aircraft serial
- 49684
- Aircraft time
- 71,034 hours, 37,320 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5753 · Trailing Edge Flaps
- Part
- Flap
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Rt Wing
- 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.