What was found
THE SECOND FROM OUTBOARD SLAT TRACK ATTACH BRACKET FOR THE LEFT NUMBER 5 LEADING EDGE SLAT IS CRACKED. REPLACED SECOND FROM OUTBOARD POSITION ATTACH BRACKET FOR THE NUMBER 5 LEADING EDGE SLAT PER ESO 80117.
- Difficulty date
- March 27, 2012
- Submitted
- March 28, 2012
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N472AA
- Make and model
- Doug DC982
- Aircraft serial
- 49647
- Aircraft time
- 68,192 hours, 35,963 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5754 · Leading Edge Devices
- Part
- Attach Bracket
- 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.