What was found
INSPECTION TYPE:C+SI NR 2 FLAP CARRIAGE HAS CORROSION INSIDE SPINDLE BORE CORROSION CONFINED TO SPINDLE BORE, NOT POSSIBLE TO MEASURE EXTENT. CARRIAGE REPLACED AS NO REPAIR POSSIBLE IAW 57-52-01.
- Difficulty date
- December 19, 2001
- Submitted
- January 25, 2002
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N940UP
- Make and model
- Boeing 727185C
- Aircraft serial
- 19826
- Aircraft time
- 57,006 hours, 29,107 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5753 · Trailing Edge Flaps
- Part
- Carriage
- Part number
- 65192028
- Part serial
- 703KF
- Condition
- Corroded
- Location
- T/E Flap
- 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.