What was found
AFTER REMOVAL OF OTBD FOREFLAP OTBD TORQUE TUBE, FOUND ATTACH FITTING FOR TORQUE TUBE CORRODED. ACFT GROUNDED. REMOVED & REPLACED THE FITTING IAW AMM 20-80-11-912-002, 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)
- 5750 · Wing, Control Surfaces
- Part
- Fitting
- Part number
- 697697410
- Condition
- Corroded
- Location
- Flap Torq Tube
- 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.