What was found
AFTER FLIGHT MAINTENANCE FOUND THE OB ATTACH BRACKET AT THE OB END OF FLAP ASSY 5363998-501 BROKEN. THIS ALLOWED THE VANE ASSY 5371802-1 TO COME LOOSE AND DAMAGE THE FLAP. REPLACE THE FLAP AND VANE ASSY. RETURNED AC TO SERVICE. (K)
- Difficulty date
- January 31, 2007
- Submitted
- March 5, 2007
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N151
- Make and model
- Doug DC6B
- Aircraft serial
- 45496
- Engine
- Pwa R2000*
- System (JASC)
- 5753 · Trailing Edge Flaps
- Part
- Bracket
- Condition
- Broken
- Location
- T/E Flap
- Component
- Flap · Doug
- Component part number
- 5363998501
- Stage of operation
- NR
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.