What was found
INSPECTION FOUND LOWER FORWARD END OF NINE RIBS CRACKED AT INTERIOR OF NR 5 SLAT. THE CRACKS RANGED IN LENGTH FROM .1250 INCH TO 1 INCH. THE CRACKS WERE STOP DRILLED. REPAIRS WERE FABRICATED AND INSTALLED IAW SRM 57-50-3.
- Difficulty date
- September 12, 1996
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N69736
- Make and model
- Boeing 727224
- Aircraft serial
- 20665
- System (JASC)
- 5754 · Leading Edge Devices
- Part
- Rib
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Nr 5 Le Slat
- 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.