- Difficulty date
- September 10, 2004
- Submitted
- September 29, 2004
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N938UP
- Make and model
- Boeing 727173C
- Aircraft serial
- 19506
- Aircraft time
- 53,145 hours, 34,107 cycles
- Part
- Plate
- Condition
- Corroded
- Location
- Lt Wing
- 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, LIGHT SURFACE CORROSION AROUND FASTENER HEAD ON HORIZ FLANGE OF LT WING UPPER SPLICE PLATE AT BS 848. FASTENER REMOVED IAW SRM 51-30-02. CORROSION REMOVED IAW SRM 51-10-021. HFEC CARRIED OUT ON ABOVE AREA IAW B727 NDTM 51-00-00 PT6 FIG 4. ALL CORROSION REMOVED. FLAP PEENING CARRIED OUT IAW SOPM 20-10-03. FASTENER INSTALLED IAW SRM 51-30-02. AREA SEALED IAW MM 28-11-00.