What was found
(AUS) LT INBOARD TRAILING EDGE FLAP HINGE BRACKET RIVETS CORRODED AND FAILED. BRACKET WAS HELD ON BY ONLY ONE OF NINE RIVETS WHICH ALSO FAILED WITH LITTLE EFFORT.
- Difficulty date
- July 12, 2003
- Submitted
- September 4, 2003
- Operation
- General aviation
- Make and model
- Gulstm 112A
- Engine
- Lyc IO360C1D6
- Propeller
- Hartzl HCE2YR1
- System (JASC)
- 5753 · Trailing Edge Flaps
- Part
- Hinge
- Part number
- 422783
- Condition
- Corroded
- Location
- Te Flap
- Part time
- 2,862 cycles
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.