Service difficulty report · Joint · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
January 19, 2011
Submitted
January 21, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N980TW
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
53630
Aircraft time
32,385 hours, 15,423 cycles
Part
Joint
Part number
EDK334250
Condition
Worn
Location
Le Slat
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
U
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

LEFT WING KNUCKLE JOINT WORN OUTBOARD END OF NUMBER 4 SLAT. REPLACED WORN OUTBOARD KNUCKLE JOINT RIB NUMBER 4 LEFT SLAT PER ESO 80117.

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