Service difficulty report · Hinge Fitting · Boeing 767322

Difficulty date
January 19, 2011
Submitted
January 21, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N671UA
Make and model
Boeing 767322
Aircraft serial
30026
Aircraft time
41,329 hours, 10,888 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4056
Part
Hinge Fitting
Condition
Out Of Tolerance
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.

What was found

RIGHT WING INBD FLAP, CENTER HINGE FITTING UNDERSERVICED, CRACKED FLANGE HASN'T BEEN REMOVED. REMOVED PREVIOUS REPAIR, AND CUT-OUT DAMAGED FLANGE. FABRICATED A NEW REPAIR ANGLE AND FILLER PER SRM.