What was found
DURING CHECK-C MAINT FOUND .625 INCH DENT IN THE LOWER SURFACE OF THE RT FLAP, 20 INCHES UP FROM THE AFT EDGE IN LINE WITH INBD TIRE. CRACK WAS DETECTED WITH EDDY CURRENT. STOP DRILLED CRACK AND INSTALLED DOUBLER PER SRM 57-01, FIG 3.
- Difficulty date
- July 18, 2001
- Submitted
- July 25, 2001
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N971TW
- Make and model
- Doug DC983
- Aircraft serial
- 53621
- Aircraft time
- 6,031 hours, 3,164 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5753 · Trailing Edge Flaps
- Part
- Skin
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- T/E Flap
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- E
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.