What was found
DURING THE MX BASE CHECK FOUND CORROSION ON THE RT INBD FLAP ASSY RIB. CORROSION WAS FOUND OUT OF LIMITS. CLEANED LIGHT SURFACE CORROSION IAW SRM 51-21-42. TREATED, PRIMED AND TOP COATED AREA IAW SRM 51-21-17 AND 51-21-27.
- Difficulty date
- June 21, 2011
- Submitted
- July 21, 2011
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N429AT
- Make and model
- Aerosp ATR72212
- Aircraft serial
- 429
- Aircraft time
- 32,922 hours, 29,713 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5753 · Trailing Edge Flaps
- Part
- Rib
- Condition
- Corroded
- Location
- Rt 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.