What was found
AWR: HIDDEN DISCREPANCY, ELONGATED HOLES ON NR 4 FORWARD FIXED FLAP HINGE BRACKET STA XW=333.147 RT WING. FORWARD FIXED FLAP HINGE BRACKET STA XW= 333.147 RT WING WAS REPLACED IAW AMM 57-40-01-201, STEP 3H, 1 TO 9B.
- Difficulty date
- September 4, 2016
- Submitted
- September 7, 2016
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N901DE
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 53378
- Aircraft time
- 63,580 hours, 46,313 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5753 · Trailing Edge Flaps
- Part
- Hinge Bracket
- Condition
- Damaged
- Location
- 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.