What was found
DURING ROUTINE INSP, NR 4 SLAT RIB FOUND CRACKED JUST O/B OF THE I/B TRACK. CUT OUT DAMAGED AREA, FAB DOUBLER AND FILLER, AND INSTALLED REPAIR PER IAW SRM 57-50-3.
- Difficulty date
- August 24, 2000
- Submitted
- August 28, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N499FE
- Make and model
- Boeing 727232
- Aircraft serial
- 21018
- Aircraft time
- 48,230 hours, 39,858 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5754 · Leading Edge Devices
- Part
- Rib
- 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.