What was found
LEFT NUMBER 1 SLAT LOWER SKIN CUTOUT FOR CENTER TRACK HAS A 3/8 INCH CRACK. CUT AWAY CRACKED SECTION OF LOWER SKIN LEFT NUMBER 1 SLAT AND FABRICATED NEW SKIN SPLICE REPAIR PER SRM 57-09-00 FIGURE 10 SHEET 3.
- Difficulty date
- May 14, 2011
- Submitted
- May 16, 2011
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N455AA
- Make and model
- Doug DC982
- Aircraft serial
- 49560
- Aircraft time
- 68,220 hours, 35,953 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5754 · Leading Edge Devices
- Part
- Skin
- 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.