What was found
THE LT WING INBOARD T.E. FLAP HAD AN 8 INCH CRACK, 20 INCHES FROM THE INBD END, FROM A TIRE RECAP FAILURE. INSTALLED PERMANENT REPAIR TO LT INBOARD T.E. FLAP WEDGE PER SRM 51-70-17 AND ARA 16874. CHECK-C 816-00 LAX.
- Difficulty date
- November 6, 2000
- Submitted
- November 9, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N724TW
- Make and model
- Boeing 757231
- Aircraft serial
- 288488
- Aircraft time
- 4,374 hours, 1,526 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5753 · Trailing Edge Flaps
- Part
- Skin
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Lt 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.