- Difficulty date
- November 20, 2008
- Submitted
- November 24, 2008
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N495FE
- Make and model
- Boeing 727227
- Aircraft serial
- 21669
- Aircraft time
- 38,272 hours, 26,695 cycles
- Part
- Skin
- Part number
- 65216826
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Nr 6 Slat
- 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
RT WING L/E SLAT NR 6 LOWER SURFACE SKIN IS CRACKED AROUND RIVET HOLE. REMOVED RT NR 6 SLAT COVE PNL FOR ACCESS IAW SRM 51-30-2. FABRICATED REPAIR DOUBLE IAW SRM 57-50-3 FIG 1. TREATED AND PRIMED IAW SRM 51-10-2. INSTALLED REPAIR IAW SRM 57-50-3 FIG 1, REINSTALLED RT NR 6 SLAT COVE PNL IAW SRM 51-30-2.