Service difficulty report · Wedge · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
May 23, 2017
Submitted
May 24, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N901DE
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
53378
Aircraft time
65,223 hours, 47,573 cycles
Part
Wedge
Condition
Damaged
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.

What was found

DENTED RT TE FLAP 20 INCHES FROM THE OTBD END APROX 9 BY 18 INCHES, APROXIMATELY .40 DEEP AND A BENT T/E WEDGE, FWD END LOWER SURFACE. REMOVED THE OTBD TRAILING EDGE WEDGE. INSTALLED A NEW OTBD FLAP OTBD TRAILING EDGE WEDGE IAW AMM 57-50.

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