What was found
CRACK FOUND WHILE CHECKING FLAP TO PYLON SEAL ON BACK SIDE OF NR 16 KRUEGER FLAP, RT WING, APPROX 4 INCHES INBOARD OF OUTBOARD SEAL. CRACK RUNS FROM LWR EDGE UP 12 INCHES. NR 16 KRUEGER FLAP PANEL REMOVED AND REPLACED IAW MM 27-81-01.
- Difficulty date
- January 25, 2003
- Submitted
- January 31, 2003
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N921FT
- Make and model
- Boeing 747283B
- Aircraft serial
- 21575
- Aircraft time
- 66,004 hours, 17,647 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5754 · Leading Edge Devices
- Part
- Seal
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Kruger Flap
- 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.