Service difficulty report · Hinge Fitting · Boeing 717200

Difficulty date
December 7, 2025
Submitted
January 27, 2026
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N971AT
Make and model
Boeing 717200
Aircraft serial
55032
Aircraft time
63,048 hours, 44,985 cycles
Part
Hinge Fitting
Condition
Corroded
Location
Zone 500 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.

What was found

CORROSION ON HARWARE AND AROUND OF BORE IN OTBD HINGE. LT WING FLAP. THE OTBD FLAP HINGE WAS REPLACED IAW AMM 57-55-25. (1340373)

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