What was found
RIGHT INBOARD TRAILING EDGE FLAP (AFT) COMPOSITE STRUCTURE HAS PUNCTURE IN IT APPROX 1 INCH IN LENGTH ABOUT 13 INCHES INBOARD OF OUTBOARD FACE OF NR 5 CANOE FAIRING. PERMANENT REPAIR CARRIED OUT IAW SRM 57-53-01 AND XEO 57-122807.
- Difficulty date
- December 28, 2007
- Submitted
- January 14, 2008
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N499MC
- Make and model
- Boeing 74747UF
- Aircraft serial
- 29260
- Aircraft time
- 33,003 hours, 5,586 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5753 · Trailing Edge Flaps
- Part
- Skin
- Condition
- Punctured
- 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.