Service difficulty report · Wedge · Boeing 757225

Difficulty date
December 21, 2004
Submitted
December 23, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N913AW
Make and model
Boeing 757225
Aircraft serial
22207
Aircraft time
64,919 hours, 27,738 cycles
Part
Wedge
Part number
113N260311
Condition
Separated
Location
Rt Flap
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
D, F
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

ON DESCENT A PASSENGER REPORTED THAT A 3FT X 6FT SECTION OF RT WING INBOARD TRAILING EDGE FLAP HAD BROKEN OFF AND SEPARATED FROM THE AIRCRAFT, A ROLL WAS FELT WITH FLAPS AT 25, SELECTED FLAPS 20 AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER EVENT. MAINTENANCE EVALUATED DAMAGE AFTER THE AIRCRAFT HAD LANDED AND FOUND A 3FT X 6FT SECTION OF TRAILING EDGE FLAP WEDGE WAS MISSING OFF THE RT WING INBOARD FLAP AT THE OUTBOARD END. PERFORMED INSPECTION OF MID FLAP AND HORIZONTAL STABILIZER FOR SECONDARY DAMAGE, NO DAMAGE WAS NOTED. REMOVED REMAINING PIECES OF TRAILING EDGE FLAP WEDGE FROM RT INBOARD FLAP, INSTALLED NEW REPLACEMENT TRAILING EDGE FLAP WEDGE IAW B757-200 SRM 51-30-2.