What was found
CRACK ON THE INBOARD HINGE OF THE FOLDING NOSE ASSEMBLY ON THE NR 2 LEADING EDGE VARIABLE CAMBER FLAP LEFT WING. RECOMMENDATION IS TO ADD IT TO THE AGING FLEET INSPECTIONS.
- Difficulty date
- March 27, 2001
- Submitted
- May 7, 2001
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N911
- Make and model
- Boeing 747100
- Aircraft serial
- 20781
- Aircraft time
- 32,658 hours, 24,494 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5754 · Leading Edge Devices
- Part
- Hinge
- Part number
- 65B0113516
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- L/E Flap
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.