Service difficulty report · Flap · Boeing 7378CX

Difficulty date
January 22, 2015
Submitted
March 4, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N359AM
Make and model
Boeing 7378CX
Aircraft serial
32359
Aircraft time
50,399 hours, 32,355 cycles
Part
Flap
Part number
113A370023
Part serial
001044
Condition
Cracked
Location
Lt Wing
Part time
50,582 hours, 32,424 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
F
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 LT OTBD AFTER FLAP WAS DETECTED CRACKED. PERFORMED REVISION IN THE LT FLAP DETECTING A CRACK OF 8.0” LENGTH & A PUNCTURE OF 1.0” DIAMETER, A DENT OF 4.0” LENGTH, 0.090” DEPTH, 2.375” WIDE AT STATION OTEF 96.65, A DENT OF 2.125” LENGTH, 0.046” DEPTH, 1.125” WIDE AT STATION OTEF 83.50 LOCATED TO 2.375” FWD OF AFTER EDGE, A DEFORMATION OF 7.0” LENGTH & 5.5” WIDE WITH A CRACK OF 0.750” LENGTH ON LE AT STATION OTEF 123 & A DENT OF 2.5” LENGTH, 0.046” DEPTH, 1.0” WIDE AT STATION OTEF 192 IN THE LT OTBD AFTER FLAP. EVALUATED THE DAMAGES & FOUND IT OUT OF LIMITS IAW AMM 27-58-01. THE NON-ROUTINE CARD NR A0223867, A0223869, A0223870, A0223871, A0223872, A0223873, A0223874, A0223876 & A0223877 WERE ISSUED TO REPAIR THE DAMAGES. REPLACED THE LT OTBD AFTER FLAP IAW AMM 27-51-28, THE BELL CRACK ON LT AFTER FLAP ACTUATING MECHANISM IAW AMM 27-51-23, LT OTBD FAIRING & LT FLAP IAW AMM 27-51-28, TESTED CORRECT.

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