What was found
(B-18706) DURING EXTEND FLAP INSPECTION ON GROUND, FOUND LT WING T/E INBD FORE FLAP OTBD ATTACH FITTING FRACTURED, RESULTING IN PARTIAL INBD FORE FLAP, MID FLAP AND WING WEB ASSY DAMAGE.
- Difficulty date
- December 20, 2011
- Submitted
- December 21, 2011
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N18706
- Make and model
- Boeing 747409F
- Aircraft serial
- 30763
- Aircraft time
- 50,326 hours, 8,607 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5753 · Trailing Edge Flaps
- Part
- Attach Fitting
- Condition
- Fractured
- Location
- Lt Wing Te 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.