This contract concerns delivery of
Leading Edge Flaps for the Royal Danish Air Force F-16.
of East Aurora, N.Y., which is leading the industry team in the development and integration of the Primary Flight Control and
Leading Edge Flap Actuation Systems for the Joint Strike Fighter program.
He also discovered the speed brakes and both rear and
leading edge flaps were inoperable.
This follow-on contract complements Avcorp's assembly of the F-35 carrier variant outboard wing structure that has been under a long-term contract with BAE Systems since 2011 in the Delta, British Columbia plant; as well as the recently awarded Lockheed Martin contract for the integration of paint preparation and complex installation of control surfaces and systems such as outboard
leading edge flaps, ailerons, fairings and sub-systems for the CV OBW.
Instead of going to 30 degrees down and scheduling with AOA, the
leading edge flaps were fixed at the two-thirds down position.
Both a R-R directive and FAA's latest notice of proposed rulemaking are designed to prevent the repeat of an 11 May 2009 incident in which a British Airways 747-400 came close to stalling after the
leading edge flaps retracted on rotation due to a faulty signal from the thrust reverser control system.
The engine covers on both wings of the KC-767 tanker were damaged March 5 as
leading edge flaps on the wings suddenly lowered when a worker was checking the plane in a hangar at the base.
He then saw his
leading edge flaps were not extending at all, causing the airplane to buffet on final.
Avcorp's established New Product Introduction ("NPI") process will ensure the successful knowledge and skills transfer from Lockheed Martin, required for the intricate work of paint preparation and complex installation of control surfaces and systems such as the outboard
leading edge flaps, ailerons, fairings and sub-systems.
The Lockheed Martin new scope of work covers paint preparation work along with the installation of control surfaces and systems like the outboard
leading edge flaps, ailerons, fairings and sub-systems.
Singapore Airlines also said that the loss of the bolt from the aircraft's "
leading edge flaps" did not compromise the safety or performance of the flight.
