What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative: file no. ISW0798007 B-727 flap track fairing retrieved from state highway 360 champion air (ciha) N352PA, B727-251, flt 718, pvr-dfw. On February 11, 1998, a person contacted the southwest region communication center and stated that he had retrieved an object that had fallen from the sky believed to be an aircraft part. This part was then retrieved by an inspector on telephone availability duty from the dal FSDO (inspectors statement attached). The inspector contacted the dfw cmu which made arrangements to pick up the aircraft part. The dfw cmu identified the part as a B-727 flap track fairing but did not find any reported fairing missing from the aala B-727 fleet. The fairing was then taken to the geographic surveillance unit at 1430 hrs February 12, 1998. At approximately 1625 the flap track fairing was tracked to champion air. Investigation of this incident revealed the aircraft may have operated on several revenue flights without corrective action. Further investigation of this operation is pending. This incident is closed.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: FILE NO. ISW0798007 B-727 FLAP TRACK FAIRING RETRIEVED FROM STATE HIGHWAY 360 CHAMPION AIR (CIHA) N352PA, B727-251, FLT 718, PVR-DFW. ON FEBRUARY 11, 1998, A PERSON CONTACTED THE SOUTHWEST REGION COMMUNICATION CENTER AND STATED THAT HE HAD RETRIEVED AN OBJECT THAT HAD FALLEN FROM THE SKY BELIEVED TO BE AN AIRCRAFT PART. THIS PART WAS THEN RETRIEVED BY AN INSPECTOR ON TELEPHONE AVAILABILITY DUTY FROM THE DAL FSDO (INSPECTORS STATEMENT ATTACHED). THE INSPECTOR CONTACTED THE DFW CMU WHICH MADE ARRANGEMENTS TO PICK UP THE AIRCRAFT PART. THE DFW CMU IDENTIFIED THE PART AS A B-727 FLAP TRACK FAIRING BUT DID NOT FIND ANY REPORTED FAIRING MISSING FROM THE AALA B-727 FLEET. THE FAIRING WAS THEN TAKEN TO THE GEOGRAPHIC SURVEILLANCE UNIT AT 1430 HRS FEBRUARY 12, 1998. AT APPROXIMATELY 1625 THE FLAP TRACK FAIRING WAS TRACKED TO CHAMPION AIR. INVESTIGATION OF THIS INCIDENT REVEALED THE AIRCRAFT MAY HAVE OPERATED ON SEVERAL REVENUE FLIGHTS WITHOUT CORRECTIVE ACTION. FURTHER INVESTIGATION OF THIS OPERATION IS PENDING. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED.
Other reports on N352PA · 2
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