What was found
LEFT FLAP INTERCONNECT STRUT HAD CORROSION ON THE SHAFT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED. REPLACED THE FLAP INTERCONNECT STRUT IAW AMM 27-51-44. OPS CHECKED GOOD.
- Difficulty date
- September 22, 2018
- Submitted
- September 25, 2018
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N523UW
- Make and model
- Airbus A321231
- Aircraft serial
- 3960
- Aircraft time
- 33,886 hours, 11,990 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5753 · Trailing Edge Flaps
- Part
- Strut
- Part number
- D5757030501600
- Part serial
- A8905
- Condition
- Corroded
- Location
- Lt Wing Te Flap
- Part time
- 33,878 hours, 11,988 cycles
- 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.