What was found
CORROSION ON FLAP HINGE FITTING UPPER OUTBD STUD STA XRS=111. HINGE FITTING WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED.
- Difficulty date
- February 25, 2014
- Submitted
- November 10, 2016
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N959DL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 49978
- Aircraft time
- 68,898 hours, 51,642 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5753 · Trailing Edge Flaps
- Part
- Hinge Fitting
- Condition
- Corroded
- 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.