What was found
ON THE LT WING, THE LOWER INBD CORNER OF THE INBD AFT FLAP HAD BOTTOM SURFACE WITH IMPACT DAMAGE. AREA WAS APPROX 8 IN BY 6 IN WITH CRACK. INSTALLED 14 BY 15 INCH WET LAYUP PER SRM 57-53-01, FIG 201. CHECK-C 10-14-00 LAX.
- Difficulty date
- April 13, 2001
- Submitted
- April 17, 2001
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N715TW
- Make and model
- Boeing 757231
- Aircraft serial
- 28483
- Aircraft time
- 13,208 hours, 4,412 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5753 · Trailing Edge Flaps
- Part
- Skin
- Condition
- Damaged
- Location
- 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.