Service difficulty report · Bracket · Boeing 727223

Difficulty date
September 8, 2005
Submitted
September 9, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N713AA
Make and model
Boeing 727223
Aircraft serial
22469
Aircraft time
56,172 hours, 30,515 cycles
Part
Bracket
Part number
651724021
Condition
Cracked
Location
Lt Wing Slat
Part time
56,172 hours, 30,515 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

FLT 718 FROM STL TO ELP, DURING CLIMB-OUT, THE NR 2 SLAT WILL NOT RETRACT. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO STL AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. INSPECTED SLAT ACTUATOR AND LUBED SLAT TRACKS. NO OTHER DEFECTS NOTED. OPERATIONAL AND LEAK CHECK GOOD. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. IN ELP, PERFORMED FOLLOW-UP INSPECTION. FOUND NR 2 SLAT ACTUATOR ATTACH BRACKET CRACKED. REPLACED BRACKET. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.