Service difficulty report · Failsafe · Boeing 73733A

Difficulty date
May 17, 2003
Submitted
June 12, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N166AW
Make and model
Boeing 73733A
Aircraft serial
23627
Aircraft time
53,912 hours, 38,304 cycles
Part
Failsafe
Part number
69353323
Condition
Cracked
Location
Te Flap
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.

What was found

LCQ - FLIGHT CONTROL - DURING C-17 CHECK A 2 INCH CRACK WAS FOUND ON RT WING OUTBOARD FLAP, INBOARD FLAP TRACK, AT WBL 254. MAINTENANCE STOP DRILLED CRACK AND PERFORMED A HFEC INSPECTION TO VERIFY CRACK WAS CONTAINED; FILLER WELDED STOP DRILL HOLE; GRINDED WELD BEAD FLUSH; PERFORMED CLOSE VISUAL INSPECTION TO VERIFY NO CRACKS EXIST; CLEANED AND PRIMED AREA. REPAIR WAS PERFORMED IAW AWA ER 03-5750-03147-SS1.

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