- Difficulty date
- March 6, 2018
- Submitted
- February 11, 2022
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Make and model
- Boeing 73779L
- Aircraft serial
- 34023
- Aircraft time
- 31,665 hours, 18,570 cycles
- Part
- Tail Cone
- Condition
- Elongated
- Location
- Rt Wing
- 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
#6 FLAP TRACK FAIRING TAIL CONE FASTENER HOLES #1- #3; #5; #6; #8 - #11;#15 - #19; AND #21 - #23 FAILED INSPECTION AND REQUIRE REPAIR PER ACO# 7996-57 STEP 2.C. / # 6 FLAP TRACK FAIRING TAIL CONE FASTENER HOLES #1-3; #5; #6; #8-#11; #15 - #19 AND # 21 - #23 THAT FAILED INSPECTION AND REQUIRED REPAIR PER ACO # 7996-57 STEP 2.C. WAS REPLACED WITH A SERVICEABLE FAIRING TAIL CONE DUE TO TIME CONSTRAINT.