Service difficulty report · Slat · Boeing 777222

Difficulty date
April 4, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N769UA
Make and model
Boeing 777222
Aircraft serial
26921
Engine
Pwa PW4077
Part
Slat
Part number
114W41608
Condition
Cracked
Location
Nr 9 Le Slat
Stage of operation
IN
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

LEADING EDGE SLAT NR 9 (114W4160-8) CENTER COVER PANEL HAS TWO CRACKS, 2 INCH AND 8 INCH. INTERNALLY FOUND THREE ADDITIONAL CRACKS ON NOSE BEAM WEB 1 INCH TO 3 INCH IN LENGTH UNDER STIFFENERS BETWEEN OUTBOARD MAIN TRACK RIB ASSY AND O/B DEFLECTION CONTROL RIB ASSY. PRELIMINARY FINDINGS INDICATE CRACKING APPEARS TO BE THE RESULT OF HIGH CYCLE SONIC FATIGUE.