Service difficulty report · Casting · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
October 23, 2013
Submitted
October 25, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N437AA
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
49455
Aircraft time
80,684 hours, 37,631 cycles
Part
Casting
Condition
Cracked
Location
Lt Wing
Stage of operation
NR
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

LT WING NUMBER 4 SLAT TRACK INBD CASTING HAS A CRACK AT UPPER BOSS AREA. INSTALLED SERVICEABLE LT INBD NR 4 SLAT TRACK CASTING IAW AARD 51-00-05-1.

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