What was found
MAINTENANCE FOUND THE RT NR 5 LEADING EDGE SLAT EXTEND CABLE BROKEN DURING B CHECK. INSTALLED A NEW NR 5 SLAT EXTEND CABLE IAW AMM 27-80-00.
- Difficulty date
- February 27, 2019
- Submitted
- March 4, 2019
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N971TW
- Make and model
- Doug MD83
- Aircraft serial
- 53621
- Aircraft time
- 52,189 hours, 26,737 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 2780 · Leading Edge Slat Control System
- Part
- Cable
- Condition
- Broken
- Location
- Slat System
- 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.