As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.
What was found
DURING A SERVICE CHECK, MAINTENANCE FOUND THE UPPER LEFT OUTBOARD SLAT ACTUATOR ROD END TO BE BROKEN. DAMAGE WAS ALSO NOTED UNDER THE LEFT INBOARD SLAT AND UPPER WING PANEL 1142A. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE SLAT ACTUATOR ROD END ASSY IAW DC-9 MM 27-80-05. THE DAMAGE UNDER THE LEFT INBOARD SLAT WAS BLENDED OUT PER THE DC-9 SRM AND WING PANEL 1142A WAS REPLACED.