What was found
DURING HANGER MAINTENANCE, THE RIGHT WING INBOARD FLAP INBOARD TRACK SUPPORT RIB WAS FOUND TO BE CRACKED. MAINTENANCE REPAIRED THE FLAP SUPPORT RIB IAW SRM.
- Difficulty date
- March 30, 2002
- Submitted
- July 9, 2002
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N242AS
- Make and model
- Emb EMB120RT
- Aircraft serial
- 120069
- Engine
- Pwa PW118
- System (JASC)
- 5753 · Trailing Edge Flaps
- Part
- Rib
- Part number
- 12026501002
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- T/E Flap
- Part time
- 35,000 hours
- 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.