What was found
LT WING TIP ADAPTOR PLUG UPPER INBD FLANGE CRACKED NOTICED UPON WINGLET REMOVAL. TRIMMED OUT DAMAGE 2 3\8"X3\4" AND REPAIRED LEFT WING TIP ADAPTOR PLUG UPPER I\B FLANGE IAW ERA 553834-14 REV O.
- Difficulty date
- January 14, 2017
- Submitted
- January 18, 2017
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N721TW
- Make and model
- Boeing 757231
- Aircraft serial
- 29954
- Aircraft time
- 63,097 hours, 17,382 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5720 · Wing Miscellaneous Structure
- Part
- Adapter
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Lt Wing
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
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