What was found
DURING INSPECTION, NR 5 L/E SLAT WAS FOUND CRACKED AT INBOARD ACTUATOR ATTACH RIB. STOP DRILLED CRACK, FABRICATED AND INSTALLED REPAIR IAW SRM 51-40-3 & 51-30-2.
- Difficulty date
- June 19, 2000
- Submitted
- June 19, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N480FE
- Make and model
- Boeing 727227
- Aircraft serial
- 21462
- Aircraft time
- 36,300 hours, 22,737 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5754 · Leading Edge Devices
- Part
- Rib
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Nr 5 Slat
- 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.