What was found
DURING SHOP VISIT, THE AFT LOWER CHORD ANGLE WAS FOUND CRACKED 55 INCHES FROM THE I/B END. THE ANGLE WAS REPAIRED BY REPLACING A SECTION AND SPLICING PER MM 57-52-0, FIG 802.
- Difficulty date
- April 8, 2000
- Submitted
- May 7, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N516DA
- Make and model
- Boeing 727232
- Aircraft serial
- 21432
- Aircraft time
- 63,353 hours, 48,411 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5753 · Trailing Edge Flaps
- Part
- Angle
- Part number
- 652163262
- Part serial
- DL4
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Te Flap
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.