- Difficulty date
- October 19, 2010
- Submitted
- October 25, 2010
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N490FE
- Make and model
- Boeing 727227
- Aircraft serial
- 21493
- Aircraft time
- 43,394 hours, 28,778 cycles
- Engine
- Pwa JT8D15
- Part
- Skin
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Lt 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
POSSIBLE CRACK OR DEBONDED L/E INBD FOREFLAP LT WING AT NR4 FLAP ASSY ATTACHMENT. CUTOUT DAMAGE DIM: 1" X 1" AND FABRICATED DOUBLER DIM: 5" X 5 1/4" AND INSTALLED DOUBLER IAW SRM 57-50-4 FIG 1, SRM 51-10-2, SRM 51-30-2, AND NDTM 51-00-00.