Service difficulty report · Flap · Saab 340B

Difficulty date
February 1, 2012
Submitted
February 1, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N343CJ
Make and model
Saab 340B
Aircraft serial
343
Aircraft time
37,567 hours, 45,804 cycles
Part
Flap
Condition
Damaged
Location
Rt Wing
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.

What was found

RT FLAP L/E HAS TWO GOUGES NR 1 IS PUNCTURED ALL THE WAY THROUGH, NR 2 IS NOT ALL THE WAY THROUGH BUT IS SOFT AT THE LOWEST POINT OF GOUGE. NR 1 IS APPROX 15.5IN FROM THE INBOARD EDGE AND NR 2 IS APPROX. 20.25 FROM THE INBOARD EDGE. REPAIRED IAW TD 340-27-12-03. CONTROL# 343-26

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