- Difficulty date
- March 9, 2001
- Submitted
- March 21, 2001
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N7465U
- Make and model
- Boeing 727222
- Aircraft serial
- 21919
- Aircraft time
- 59,101 hours, 34,547 cycles
- Engine
- Pwa JT8D15
- Part
- Rib
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- L/E 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.
What was found
NR 6 SLAT ACTUATOR MOUNT RIBS CRACKED ON BOTH INBOARD AND OUTBOARD SIDES.