What was found
LEFT INBD MID FLAP AFT LOWER CHORD IS CRACKED AT 3 CUTOUTS. REMOVED CRACKED CHORD SECTION. FABRICATED NEW SECTION USING BAC1503-100046 7075 T6 DIMS 77" AND INSTALLED ALL REPAIR PARTS IAW SRM 57-50-2, 51-30-5 AND 51-30-2.
- Difficulty date
- November 13, 2010
- Submitted
- December 2, 2010
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N488FE
- Make and model
- Boeing 727227
- Aircraft serial
- 21491
- Aircraft time
- 42,978 hours, 29,096 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5753 · Trailing Edge Flaps
- Part
- Structure
- Part number
- 65246911
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Lt Wing Te Flap
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
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