Service difficulty report · Hinge Fitting · Boeing 76734AF

Difficulty date
February 26, 2010
Submitted
March 5, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N313UP
Make and model
Boeing 76734AF
Aircraft serial
27764
Aircraft time
37,276 hours, 11,774 cycles
Part
Hinge Fitting
Condition
Cracked
Location
Rt Wing 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

INSPECTION TYPE:C RT - INBD MAIN FLAP INBD HINGE FTG FOUND CRACKED. RT INBD FLAP INBD HINGE FTG AT IFS179.75 REPAIRED AS PER SRM 57-53-02-2R1 FIG 201 REV 46 ORG MAT'L IS FORGING 7075T73, CRACK LENGTH AT INBD FLANGE IS 1.375 INCH AND OTBD FLANGE IS 0.5 INCH DAMAGED FINAL CUTOUT SIZE IS 1.5 INCH BY 0.75 INCH AT BOTH FLANGE. THIS REPAIR IS CLASSIFIED AS A MAJOR REPAIR. REPAIR SIZE IS 2 INCHES BY 4 INCHES.

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