What was found
(CAN) WHILE PERFORMING A (C CHECK), CORROSION WAS FOUND ON THE LT IB FLAP AT WBL 124. AFTER PAINT REMOVING IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT A CRACK OF .5000 INCH LONG WAS BENEATH THE PAINT. CRACK REPAIR IAW SRM.
- Difficulty date
- November 20, 2003
- Submitted
- January 5, 2004
- Operation
- General aviation
- Make and model
- Boeing 727243
- Aircraft time
- 47,787 hours
- Engine
- Pwa JT8D15
- System (JASC)
- 5753 · Trailing Edge Flaps
- Part
- Skin
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Te Flap
- Part time
- 48,876 hours, 31,592 cycles
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.