What was found
CORROSION ON THE LT WING FWD FLAP HINGE FITTING AND LOWER STUDS, XW 251.383. THE HINGE FITTINGS WERE REPLACED IAW AMM 57-40-01.
- Difficulty date
- September 3, 2017
- Submitted
- September 29, 2017
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N916DE
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 53421
- Aircraft time
- 60,166 hours, 46,591 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5753 · Trailing Edge Flaps
- Part
- Hinge Fitting
- Condition
- Corroded
- Location
- Lt Wing Te Flap
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
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