- Difficulty date
- September 6, 2003
- Submitted
- October 1, 2003
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N682UP
- Make and model
- Boeing 747121
- Aircraft serial
- 20349
- Aircraft time
- 98,649 hours, 25,117 cycles
- Engine
- Pwa JT9D3
- Part
- Rib
- Condition
- Corroded
- Location
- Nr 6 V/C Flap
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- 9
- 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 LHW - NR 6 V/C FLAP OB UNKAGE IB RIB NR 4 ROTARY ACTUATOR MOUNTING HOLE FOUND PITTING CORROSION ( COUNT FROM IB CLOCKWISE ). NR4 MOUNTING HOLE REPAIRED IAW RS 57-41-35066 AND REFER EO B747-5740-19269-A FOR REPEAT INSPECTION INSTRUCTIONS.