Service difficulty report · Structure · Boeing 7373S3

Difficulty date
August 22, 2002
Submitted
April 9, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N312AW
Make and model
Boeing 7373S3
Aircraft serial
24060
Aircraft time
37,045 hours, 27,489 cycles
Part
Structure
Condition
Broken
Location
Le Flap
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

UNCOMMANDED FLT INPUT - ON APPROACH AFTER FLAPS SELECTED TO 30 DEG ACFT ROLLED HARD LT, REQUIRED ALMOST FULL RT AILERON TO KEEP STRAIGHT & LEVEL. SELECTED FLAPS TO 40 DEG & PROBLEM REMAINED, LANDED UNEVENTFULLY. MX PERFORMED VISUAL INSPECTION OF WINGS AND FOUND LT INBOARD FORE FLAP AT INBOARD END BROKEN OFF FROM ATTACH POINT. FORE FLAP WAS SEIZED INTO MID FLAP. MX REMOVED & REPLACED LT INBOARD FORE FLAP. ALSO REPLACED LT MID FLAP INBOARD CARRIAGE CAM TRACKS, OPS CHECK GOOD. VENDOR REPLACED 2 INBOARD END TORQUE TUBE RIBS (P/N'S 69-37814-2, AND 6937814-3). PERFORMED BOND REPAIR OF LEADING EDGE SKIN AT EXTREME INBOARD END WHERE SKIN WAS TORN 6 X 3.5 INCH AREA. ENTIRE FORE FLAP OVERHAULED.

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