What was found
BOTH LT AND RT KRUEGER FLAP BULL NOSE ASSY'S HAVE SEVERELY CORRODED HINGE ARM FITTINGS. THIS IS CONSIDERED PRIMARY STRUCTURE. KRUEGER FLAP HINGE ARMS REPLACED.
- Difficulty date
- March 14, 2011
- Submitted
- April 27, 2011
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N727FD
- Make and model
- Airbus A300B4622R
- Aircraft serial
- 579
- Aircraft time
- 39,732 hours, 21,858 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5754 · Leading Edge Devices
- Part
- Hinge Fitting
- Condition
- Corroded
- Location
- K 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.