What was found
LEFT NUMBER 5 SLAT HAS SHARP DENT IN LEADING EDGE UPPER SKIN. REWORKED DENTED AREA PER ESO 80117 TO WITHIN LIMITS. DYE CHECK AFTER REWORK SHOWS NO CRACKS.
- Difficulty date
- March 21, 2012
- Submitted
- March 21, 2012
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N480AA
- Make and model
- Doug DC982
- Aircraft serial
- 49655
- Aircraft time
- 68,158 hours, 35,919 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5754 · Leading Edge Devices
- Part
- Skin
- Condition
- Dented
- 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.