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An air carrier ATR 72 crew has noticed that several flap fairings have cracked and then are able to be moved back and forth. Aircraft damage flap fairing.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 340931 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199607 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : ord |
| State Reference | IL |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | ATR 72 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | ground : preflight |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time total : 11000 |
| ASRS Report | 340931 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
On ATR72 aircraft, flap fairings are showing unusual wear. On 2-3 aircraft, I have noticed the fairings just outboard of the engines are cracking where they mount on and that the fairings can be then moved sideways in both directions. My first officer has been keeping more detailed notes and he has noticed 7 bad fairings since early may/xx/96. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the reporter flies the ATR72 and 42, based at ord. Apparently his air carrier has taken care of most of these problems and stiffened the fairings. The reporter considers the problem to be fixed.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN ACR ATR 72 CREW HAS NOTICED THAT SEVERAL FLAP FAIRINGS HAVE CRACKED AND THEN ARE ABLE TO BE MOVED BACK AND FORTH. ACFT DAMAGE FLAP FAIRING.
Narrative: ON ATR72 ACFT, FLAP FAIRINGS ARE SHOWING UNUSUAL WEAR. ON 2-3 ACFT, I HAVE NOTICED THE FAIRINGS JUST OUTBOARD OF THE ENGS ARE CRACKING WHERE THEY MOUNT ON AND THAT THE FAIRINGS CAN BE THEN MOVED SIDEWAYS IN BOTH DIRECTIONS. MY FO HAS BEEN KEEPING MORE DETAILED NOTES AND HE HAS NOTICED 7 BAD FAIRINGS SINCE EARLY MAY/XX/96. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE RPTR FLIES THE ATR72 AND 42, BASED AT ORD. APPARENTLY HIS ACR HAS TAKEN CARE OF MOST OF THESE PROBS AND STIFFENED THE FAIRINGS. THE RPTR CONSIDERS THE PROB TO BE FIXED.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.