Service difficulty report · Attach Fitting · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
June 7, 2010
Submitted
September 29, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N7531A
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
49923
Aircraft time
56,930 hours, 29,164 cycles
Part
Attach Fitting
Condition
Cracked
Location
Le 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

RIGHT SIDE LEADING SLAT CRACKED. LOCATION THE SECOND BRACKET INBOARD FROM OUTERMOST BRACKET. CRACK IS IN THE RADIUS AREA OF OUTBOARD LUG SECOND BRACKET (MARKED). REMOVED 2ND FROM OUTBOARD ATTACH FITTING. LOCATED, DRILLED AND INSTALLED NEW ATTACH FITTING PER ESO 80117.

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