What was found
INSPECTION TYPE:C, RT WING L/E INBOARD SWAN NECK HINGE FITTING ON BULL NOSE OF VCF 20 IS CRACKED. REPLACED SWAN NECK HINGE FITTING INBOARD NR 20 VCF IAW MM 27-81-02.
- Difficulty date
- January 3, 2001
- Submitted
- February 16, 2001
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N677UP
- Make and model
- Boeing 747123F
- Aircraft serial
- 20391
- Aircraft time
- 84,872 hours, 21,406 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 2780 · Leading Edge Slat Control System
- Part
- Fitting
- Part number
- 65B0113519
- Part serial
- 272887
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Rt 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.