What was found
CORROSION FOUND ON FLAP HINGE FITTING, XRS=267 RT WING T/E. HINGE REPLACED IAW AMM 57-40-01 AND 27-50-02 AND HINGE BRACKET AND ACTUATOR REMOVED AND INSTALLED IAW AMM 27-52-02, LEAK CHECKED ACTUATOR WAS PERFORMED, NO LEAKS FOUND.
- Difficulty date
- April 27, 2014
- Submitted
- April 29, 2014
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N964DL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 49983
- Aircraft time
- 62,865 hours, 46,639 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5753 · Trailing Edge Flaps
- Part
- Hinge Fitting
- Condition
- Corroded
- Location
- Rt Wing 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.