What was found
(AUS) LT AND RT TRAILING EDGE FLAP SUPPORT RIBS CORRODED AT HINGE BRACKETS. MINOR EXTERNAL CORROSION ON FLAPS RESULTED IN FLAPS BEING DE-SKINNED AND INSPECTED UPON WHICH THE SERIOUS INTERNAL CORROSION WAS FOUND.
- Difficulty date
- September 23, 2003
- Submitted
- October 15, 2003
- Operation
- General aviation
- Make and model
- Beech 76
- System (JASC)
- 5753 · Trailing Edge Flaps
- Part
- Rib
- Condition
- Corroded
- Location
- Te Flap
- Part time
- 9,715 cycles
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
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