- Difficulty date
- January 2, 2002
- 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
- Part
- Flap Track
- 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.
What was found
INSPECTION TYPE:C+SI NR 1 FLAP TRACK HAS PITTING CORROSION ON LT FWD SUPPORT LUG OUTER FACE. CORROSION REMOVED BY MACHINING IAW OHM 57-40-01. NDT COMPLIED WITH AND NDF IAW SOPM 20-20-01, FLAP PEENED IAW SOPM 20-10-03, STRESS RELIEVED IAW SOPM 20-10-02, CADPLATED IAW SOPM 20-42-10.