What was found
DURING PREFLIGHT, FOUND THE RT INBD FLAP TRAILING EDGE WEDGE SPLIT APPROXIMATELY 2-3 INCHES LONG, 18 INCHES OTBD FROM FUSELAGE. PERFORMED TEMP REPAIR IAW SRM 51-02.
- Difficulty date
- January 7, 2017
- Submitted
- February 17, 2017
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N916DE
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 53421
- Aircraft time
- 58,886 hours, 45,617 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5753 · Trailing Edge Flaps
- Part
- Wedge
- Condition
- Split
- Location
- Rt Wing Te Flap
- 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.