Service difficulty report · Casting · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
August 28, 2013
Submitted
September 4, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N438AA
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
49456
Aircraft time
81,406 hours, 37,933 cycles
Part
Casting
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

RT WING INBD SIDE OF NR 4 SLAT TRACK CUTOUT CASTING IS CRACKED AT THE INBD AFT SIDE AT THE LOWER AFT CABLE BRACKET MOUNT BOSS LOWER SIDE. REPLACED CASTING IAW AARD 51-00-05-1.

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