- Difficulty date
- March 31, 2011
- Submitted
- May 4, 2011
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Make and model
- Doug DC873F
- Aircraft serial
- 46125
- Aircraft time
- 87,589 hours, 32,560 cycles
- Part
- Doubler
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Rt Wing Te Flap
- Component
- Flap · Doug
- 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
RT INBD FLAP.- FLAP JOINT RIB ANGLE DOUBLER SHOWS (2EA) CRACKS 1" AND .5". REMOVED CRACKED ANGLE DOUBLER IAW SRM 51-1-21. FABRICATED NEW ANGLE DOUBLER (AL2024T3 0.063") IAW SRM 57-2-0 FIG. 2, SHEET 2, SRM 51-9-0 FIG. 68A. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED AREA + ANGLE DOUBLER IAW SRM 51-1-8B. INSTALLED NEW ANGLE DOUBLER IAW SRM 51-1-21.