Service difficulty report · Flap · Boeing 757200

Difficulty date
June 12, 2023
Submitted
June 13, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N949FD
Make and model
Boeing 757200
Aircraft serial
25060
Aircraft time
58,387 hours, 30,194 cycles
Part
Flap
Part number
113N280088H
Part serial
000351
Condition
Damaged
Location
Zone 600
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O, O, O
Precautionary procedure
K, K, K, K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

AT THE TIME OF AIRCRAFT INSPECTION, FOUND EXISTING FLUSH REPAIR ON INBOARD FLAP LOWER SURFACE TRAILING EDGE AREA APPROXIMATELY 6 INCHES FROM OUTBOARD EDGE OF FLAP. REPAIR REQUIRES EVALUATION FOR MAJOR/MINOR DETERMINATION AND IF THE REPAIR WAS ACCOMPLISHED USING FAA APPROVED DATA. VISUALLY INSPECTED REPAIR IAW ATTACHMENT "B" OF E.O. F-5100-7-5001. REPAIR IS INSTALLED IAW SRM 57-53-01-2R FIG 201. CATEGORY A REPAIR. CLASSIFIED AS A MAJOR REPAIR IAW GMM 6- 2-100. THIS REPAIR IS FOR FEDEX TRACKING PURPOSES.

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