Service difficulty report · Structure · Boeing 747422

Difficulty date
July 21, 2011
Submitted
August 17, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N119UA
Make and model
Boeing 747422
Aircraft serial
28812
Aircraft time
51,646 hours, 6,071 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4056
Part
Structure
Condition
Damaged
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.

What was found

LEFT INBOARD FORE FLAP DAMAGED ABOVE NR 4 CANOE. THE 'L' SHAPE DAMAGE HAS 20 INCH "V" TRAILING EDGE IS PULLED FROM FORE FLAP AND ON THE SHORT LEG HAS 4.5 INCH TEAR THROUGH UPPER AND LOWER SKINS ABOUT HALF INCH WIDE. ACCOMPLISHED CORE REPLACEMENT T/E WEDGE REBUILD AND 250 DEGREE OVERLAY REPAIRS AS NECESSARY PER SRM.