- Difficulty date
- October 14, 2009
- Submitted
- October 16, 2009
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N465FE
- Make and model
- Boeing 727225
- Aircraft serial
- 21289
- Aircraft time
- 53,154 hours, 37,870 cycles
- Part
- Structure
- Part number
- 652163227
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Rt Wing Te Flap
- 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.
What was found
R/WING INBD MIDFLAP T/E CHORD CRACKED AT NR 2 AFT FLAP HINGE CUTOUT. REMOVED LOWER CHORD SECTION IAW SRM 51-30-2 LOCATED AND DRILLED NEW LOWER CHORD, INSTALLED NEW CHORD IAW SRM 51-30-2 REV 101 INSTALLED LOWER MIDFLAP PANEL IAW SRM 51-30-2 REV 101.