What was found
AFTER REMOVAL OF INBD FOREFLAP INBD TORQUE TUBE, FOUND ATTACH FITTING FOR TORQUE TUBE CORRODED. ACFT GROUNDED. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE FITTING IAW AMM 20-50-11-912-602 PG 6.
- Difficulty date
- November 7, 2016
- Submitted
- November 16, 2016
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N708AS
- Make and model
- Boeing 737490
- Aircraft serial
- 28895
- Aircraft time
- 52,991 hours, 29,926 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5753 · Trailing Edge Flaps
- Part
- Fitting
- Part number
- 69769749
- Condition
- Corroded
- Location
- Te Flap Torq Tub
- 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.