What was found
THE I/B MIDFLAP AFT LOWER CHORD WAS FOUND CRACKED 21 AND 43 FROM I/B END OF FLAP DURING SHOP INSPECTION. THE CHORD ANGLE WAS REPAIRED PER MM 57-52-0 BY INSTALLING A DOUBLER.
- Difficulty date
- August 26, 1997
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N520DA
- Make and model
- Boeing 727232
- Aircraft serial
- 21471
- System (JASC)
- 5753 · Trailing Edge Flaps
- Part
- Midflap
- Part number
- 652163262
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Nr 3 Te Midflap
- Stage of operation
- IN
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.