What was found
DURING ROUTINE INSP, NR 4 SLAT FOUND TO HAVE 2 INCH CRACK ON INTERIOR RADIUS 5 INCHES O/B OF THE ACTUATOR. REMOVED AND REPLACED PER IAW MM 27-81-011-04.
- Difficulty date
- August 22, 2000
- Submitted
- August 23, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N489FE
- Make and model
- Boeing 727227
- Aircraft serial
- 21492
- Aircraft time
- 34,848 hours, 21,761 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5754 · Leading Edge Devices
- Part
- Skin
- Part number
- 65162211
- Part serial
- BN118
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Nr 4 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.