What was found
INAPPROPRIATE REPAIR AND DELAMINATION WERE REPAIRED TO A LT WING OUTBD FLAP CENTER FIXED GUIDE VANE, NEAR THE INBD END. REPAIR INCLUDED A 16" WIDE SKIN SPLICE, AND A SECOND 11" WIDE DOUBLER. THE REPAIR IS PERMANENT.
- Difficulty date
- May 23, 2007
- Submitted
- May 29, 2007
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N946DL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 49819
- Aircraft time
- 47,613 hours, 36,956 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5753 · Trailing Edge Flaps
- Part
- Vane
- Condition
- Delaminated
- Location
- Te Flaps
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.