What was found
INSPECTION TYPE:C, NR 3 KRUEGER FLAP INBOARD HINGE, FIXED LEADING EDGE CASTING HAS EVIDENCE OF INTERGRANULAR CORROSION. REPLACED AND INSTALLED NEW CASTING IAW DRG 64-8343.
- Difficulty date
- January 7, 2005
- Submitted
- January 26, 2005
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N940UP
- Make and model
- Boeing 727185C
- Aircraft serial
- 19826
- Aircraft time
- 57,903 hours, 29,936 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5754 · Leading Edge Devices
- Part
- Casting
- Part number
- 64834315
- Condition
- Corroded
- Location
- Nr 3 K-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.