What was found
GSO - INSPECTION FOUND 2 LOWER LEADING EDGE INBOARD SLAT RIBS CRACKED AT ACTUATOR. THE CRACKS WERE APPROXIMATELY .75 INCH LONG. THE CRACKS WERE STOP DRILLED AND DOUBLERS WERE INSTALLED IAW SRM 57-30-3 AND SRM 51-30-2. (X)
- Difficulty date
- June 2, 1995
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N27783
- Make and model
- Boeing 727232
- Aircraft serial
- 20638
- System (JASC)
- 5754 · Leading Edge Devices
- Part
- Ribs
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Le Flap
- Part time
- 64,939 hours
- Stage of operation
- IN
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.