What was found
DURING APPROACH TO ATL, UPON SEL 5 DEG FLAPS THE OUTBOARD NEEDLES SPLIT AND REMAINED AT 2 DEG. FOUND LT OUTBOARD T/E FLAP DRIVE (TORQUE) TUBE COUPLING, FAILED JUST INBOARD OF LT MLG SPAR.
- Difficulty date
- March 23, 1999
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N296WA
- Make and model
- Boeing 727247
- Aircraft serial
- 22533
- System (JASC)
- 2750 · Trailing Edge Flap Control System
- Part
- Coupling
- Condition
- Failed
- Location
- Te Flap Drive
- Stage of operation
- AP
- Nature of condition
- F, J
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.