What was found
DURING A HEAVY MX INSP EVENT THE NR6 KRUGER LE FLAP WAS FOUND WITH 2 (EA) CRACKS MID AND OUT BOARD. THE FLAP WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED. ITEM RETURNED TO SERVICE.
- Difficulty date
- October 5, 2009
- Submitted
- October 5, 2009
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Filed by
- ABXR001A
Airborne Maintenance & Engineering Services Inc - Aircraft
- N898AA
- Make and model
- Boeing 727223
- Aircraft serial
- 22014
- Aircraft time
- 61,103 hours, 34,747 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5754 · Leading Edge Devices
- Part
- Skin
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Krueger Flap
- Component
- Flap
- Component part number
- 651622718A
- 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.