What was found
INSPECTION FOUND A .375 INCH CRACK IN LT WING NR 4 SLAT LOWER SKIN JUST OUTBOARD OF INBOARD TRACK AREA. THE CRACKED AREA WAS BLENDED OUT. A PATCH REPAIR WAS FABRICATED AND INSTALLED IAW SRM 51-50-1, 51-10-2, AND 57-50-3.
- Difficulty date
- January 27, 1998
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N578PE
- Make and model
- Boeing 727243
- Aircraft serial
- 21661
- System (JASC)
- 5754 · Leading Edge Devices
- Part
- Skin
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Nr 4 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.