Service difficulty report · Support Fitting · Boeing 7572S7

Difficulty date
June 27, 2006
Submitted
June 29, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N904AW
Make and model
Boeing 7572S7
Aircraft serial
23566
Aircraft time
75,245 hours, 29,357 cycles
Part
Support Fitting
Condition
Cracked
Location
T/E Foreflap
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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What was found

DURING A CHECK DISCOVERED THE LT OTBD T/E FLAP FORE FLAP CENTER TRACK, 2ND FROM OUTBOARD END SUPPORT FITTINGS, CRACKED ON THE INBOARD AND OUTBOARD HALVES. FLAP WILL BE REPLACED. NO MAJOR REPAIR FORM WILL BE COMPLETED. FLAP WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED. THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION WAS ADDED: PART NUMBER, TAT, TAC, AND WING STATION LOCATION.

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