Service difficulty report · Wedge · Boeing 74747UF

Difficulty date
October 8, 2007
Submitted
October 9, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N492
Make and model
Boeing 74747UF
Aircraft serial
29253
Aircraft time
38,630 hours, 7,472 cycles
Part
Wedge
Part number
65B3901169
Part serial
000324
Condition
Damaged
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.

What was found

LT INBD TRAILING EDGE FOREFLAP DAMAGED. THE DAMAGE IS 10 FOOT LONG PIECE MISSING FROM THE T/E WEDGE. THE PIECE MISSING VARIES FROM 0.5" WIDE AT O/B END, AND IS 1.0" WIDE AT I/B END (LAST 4") AND IS 9 FEET I/B FROM I/B EDGE. IT IS BELIEVED THIS DAMAGE HAS BEEN CAUSED BY MID FLAP ATTACH SPINDLE ACCESS PANEL, ON MID FLAP UPPER SURFACE, SCREW COMING ADRIFT AND CONTACTING WITH THE FOREFLAP T/E WEDGE.

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