Service difficulty report · Wedge · Boeing 7772Q8

Difficulty date
June 2, 2013
Submitted
July 1, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N776AM
Make and model
Boeing 7772Q8
Aircraft serial
28692
Aircraft time
42,714 hours, 6,548 cycles
Part
Wedge
Condition
Cracked
Location
Rt Wing Te Flap
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
W
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

DURING TRANSIT CHECK, THE T/E WEDGE RT OTBD FLAP WAS DAMAGED PROMOTING A CRACK OF 6.00" LENGTH AND 5.75" WIDE AT BS 214, ON UPPER & LOWER RT OTBD FLAP. MX PERSONNEL ISSUED THE NON ROUTINE CARD A0205977. THE T/E WEDGE RT OTBD FLAP WAS REPAIRED IAW SRM 57-53-01, REPAIR 2, FIG 203, PAGE 8, TABLE G AND SRM 51-70-05. REPAIR 12, FIG 201 AND NDT INSPECTION WERE PERFORMED, NO CRACKS WERE FOUND IAW NDTM PART 4 51-00-03, ALL CORRECT.

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