What was found
DURING SHOP VISIT, THE AFT SPAR LOWER ANGLE WAS FOUND CRACKED 20, 37, AND 55 INCHES FROM I/B END OF FLAP. A SECTION OF ANGLE WAS REPLACED AND SPLICED IN PER 727 M/M 57-52-0, FIG 802.
- Difficulty date
- April 24, 2000
- Submitted
- October 18, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N529DA
- Make and model
- Boeing 727232
- Aircraft serial
- 21703
- Aircraft time
- 58,016 hours, 44,495 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5753 · Trailing Edge Flaps
- Part
- Angle
- Part number
- 652163262
- Part serial
- BN15
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Te Flap
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
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