What was found
RT INBD FLAP HAS CRACKED RIB 7. THE ACFT WAS REMOVED FROM SERVICE. REPLACED RT INBD FLAP ASSY WITH SERVICEABLE FLAP ASSY. THE ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.
- Difficulty date
- November 12, 2011
- Submitted
- March 15, 2012
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N342AT
- Make and model
- Aerosp ATR72212
- Aircraft serial
- 345
- Aircraft time
- 36,273 hours, 35,959 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5753 · Trailing Edge Flaps
- Part
- Rib
- Condition
- Cracked
- 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.