What was found
DURING CHECK-C MAINT, THE LT WING O/B FLAP O/B END LOWER SURFACE, 11 INCHES FROM T/E HAD TWO CRACKS EMINATING FROM RIVETS 13/16 IN FROM THE O/B END. REPLACED WITH A NEW PANEL PER SRM 51-10-00 PAGE 21.
- Difficulty date
- March 22, 2000
- Submitted
- March 24, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N708TW
- Make and model
- Boeing 757231
- Aircraft serial
- 28480
- Aircraft time
- 10,945 hours, 3,774 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5753 · Trailing Edge Flaps
- Part
- Skin
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- 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.