What was found
DURING APPROACH (SKBO) PHASE, LEVEL 2 HYD 3 FAIL ALERT. LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. DURING INSPECTION FOR CORRECTION ACTION, INBOARD SLAT DRIVE MECHANISM WAS FOUND CRACKED. FURTHER INSPECTION AND REPAIRS TBD.
- Difficulty date
- December 4, 2012
- Submitted
- December 5, 2012
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N986AR
- Make and model
- Doug MD11F
- Aircraft serial
- 48426
- Aircraft time
- 71,734 hours, 10,867 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 2782 · Leading Edge Slat Actuator
- Part
- Mechanism
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Le Slat
- Stage of operation
- AP
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- J
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.