What was found
DURING A SERVICE CHECK BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT OTBD FLAPS INBD FIXED VANES HAVE GOUGES ON L/E. R & R THE VANES IAW AMM 27-51-03. C/W E/RA 540796-14 REV ORIGINAL, SECTION II.
- Difficulty date
- October 25, 2015
- Submitted
- October 28, 2015
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N983DL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 53274
- Aircraft time
- 64,303 hours, 46,295 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5753 · Trailing Edge Flaps
- Part
- Vane
- Condition
- Gouged
- Location
- Te Flaps
- 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.