- Difficulty date
- July 15, 2011
- Submitted
- July 15, 2011
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N493FE
- Make and model
- Boeing 727227
- Aircraft serial
- 21531
- Aircraft time
- 42,964 hours, 28,450 cycles
- Part
- Structure
- Part number
- 652163233
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- 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
LT WING INBD MIDFLAP T/E CHORD CRACKED AT INBD AFT FLAP CONTROL ROD CUTOUT DAMAGED AREA OF CHORD EXTRUSION IAW SRM 51-40-4, FIG 1, 4' 9.5" AND FABRICATED SPLICE FROM 7075T6 9.75" IAW SRM 51-40-4, FIG 1. INSTALLED SPLICE IAW SRM 51-30-2 AND FABRICATED REPAIR SECTION CHORD FROM EXTRUSION 7075T6, 57.375" IAW SRM 51-40-4, FIG 1 AND INSTALLED CHORD SECTION IAW SRM 51-30-2.