What was found
AIRCRAFT IN BASE MAINTENANCE. CORROSION ON MOUNTING HOLES OF LEFT OUTBOARD FLAP CENTER FORWARD HINGE FITTING. REPLACED HINGE FITTING PER AMM 57-40-01.
- Difficulty date
- May 22, 2018
- Submitted
- May 23, 2018
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N969TW
- Make and model
- Doug MD83
- Aircraft serial
- 53619
- Aircraft time
- 50,763 hours, 25,349 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5753 · Trailing Edge Flaps
- Part
- Hinge Fitting
- Part number
- 5919217511
- Condition
- Corroded
- Location
- Te Flap
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
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