- Difficulty date
- June 7, 2000
- Submitted
- June 23, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N954UP
- Make and model
- Boeing 727185C
- Aircraft serial
- 19827
- Aircraft time
- 60,542 hours, 51,932 cycles
- Part
- Flap Track
- Part number
- 65192086
- Part serial
- 14D4717
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Wing
- 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.
What was found
INSPECTION TYPE:C+SI, NR 1 FLAP TRACK SUSPECT CRACK AT SPACER BLOCK FAIRING GUIDE BLOCK FWD HOLE. HFEC INSP CARRIED OUT IAW B727 NDT MANUAL, PART 6,51-00-00, FIG 4. CRACK CONFIRMED ON NR 1 FLAP TRACK SPACER BLOCK FAIRING GUIDE BLOCK FWD HOLE. TRACK REPLACED IAW MM 27-51-31.