What was found
PLASTIC OR RUBBER GASKET OR SPACER WAS LOOSE. FLAPPING ON RIGHT WING BETWEEN INBD FLAP AND FLAPERON. THEN OBSERVED DEPARTING THE ACFT. NO FLT CONTROL ISSUES NOTED. REPLACED SEAL.
- Difficulty date
- July 29, 2011
- Submitted
- August 19, 2011
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N223UA
- Make and model
- Boeing 777222
- Aircraft serial
- 30224
- Aircraft time
- 41,908 hours, 5,132 cycles
- Engine
- Pwa PW40903
- System (JASC)
- 5753 · Trailing Edge Flaps
- Part
- Seal
- Condition
- Departed
- Location
- Rt Flaperon
- Stage of operation
- CL
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- D
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.