What was found
NR 5 SLAT LOWER SKIN APPEARS TO HAVE MULTIPLE CRACKS IN LOWER SKIN INBD OF ACTUATOR ATTACHMENT. REMOVED DAMAGE. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED FILLER DOUBLER REPAIR.
- Difficulty date
- July 27, 2006
- Submitted
- August 1, 2006
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N318UA
- Make and model
- Boeing 737322
- Aircraft serial
- 23950
- Aircraft time
- 53,428 hours, 29,746 cycles
- Engine
- Ge CFM56*
- System (JASC)
- 5754 · Leading Edge Devices
- Part
- Skin
- 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.