What was found
INSPECTION TYPE: C, FX FLAP JOINT OUTER SKIN AT BS 1688 S46R 1EA TOP ROW FASTENER HOLE (JUST AFT OF EXISTING REPAIR PATCH) FOUND CRACKED APPROX 0.040 INCH RUNNING AFT. REF NRC 7496 & 7484 FOR SKIN REPAIRED AS PER SRM 53-30-03 FIG 17.
- Difficulty date
- May 23, 2003
- Submitted
- June 9, 2003
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N521UP
- Make and model
- Boeing 747200
- Aircraft serial
- 21944
- Aircraft time
- 70,081 hours, 16,930 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5753 · Trailing Edge Flaps
- Part
- Skin
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Te Flap
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
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