What was found
FOUND DURING HEAVY CHECK. FOUND LEVEL 2 CORROSION. LT WING FLAP HORIZONTAL HINGE FITTING SUPPORT STRUT AT WING RIB 9. HAS EXFOLIATION ON IB END OF FITTING FORK. REMOVED AND INSTALLED NEW FLAP HINGE SUPPORT STRUT. (K)
- Difficulty date
- August 26, 2007
- Submitted
- October 17, 2007
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N919FX
- Make and model
- Aerosp ATR42300
- Aircraft serial
- 266
- Engine
- Pwa PW120
- System (JASC)
- 5753 · Trailing Edge Flaps
- Part
- Strut
- Part number
- S5701007200640
- Condition
- Corroded
- Location
- Lt 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.