What was found
INBOUND CREW REPORTED A HEAVY THUMP WHEN FLAPS 30 SELECTED. UPON INSPECTION, MX REPORTED RT OUTBOARD FLAP SPINDLE FAILURE. REMOVED AND REPLACED RT OUTBOARD FLAP SPINDLES PER MM.
- Difficulty date
- July 25, 2004
- Submitted
- July 28, 2004
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N326SW
- Make and model
- Boeing 7373H4
- Aircraft serial
- 23690
- Aircraft time
- 56,620 hours, 53,925 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5753 · Trailing Edge Flaps
- Part
- Spindle
- Part number
- 6546481
- Part serial
- 3028
- Condition
- Failed
- 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.