Service difficulty report · Angle · Boeing 727228

Difficulty date
March 6, 2000
Submitted
April 14, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N724DH
Make and model
Boeing 727228
Aircraft serial
19862
Part
Angle
Condition
Cracked
Location
Le Slat Track
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

AT C CHK FOUND NR 6 LE SLAT O/B TRACK ROLLER SUPPORT WEB O/B VERTICAL ATTACH ANGLE IS CRACKED BETWEEN FASTNERS AT LOWER SPAR CHORD. CLEANED AREA NR 6 LE SLAT O/B TRACK ROLLER SUPPORT WEB O/B VERTICAL ATTCH ANGLE BETWEEN FASTNERS AT LOWER SPAR CHORD PER SRM 51-10-6. PREFORMED HFEC INSP.PER NDT MAN PARTS 51-00-00 FIG 4. CRACK VERRFIED BETWEEN BOTTOM OF STIFFNER AND SECOND RIVIT. REMOVED VERT.ATTCH ANGLE AT NR 6 LE SLAT O/B TRACK PER SRM 51-30-2.INSTALLED NEW VERTICAL ATTCH ANGLES AT I/B AND O/B OF NR 6 LE SLAT O/B TRACK ROLLER SUPPORT WEB PER SRM 57-20-2 FIG1.ALODINED AND PRIMED PER SRM 51-10-2. SEALED FASTNERS INSIDE FUEL TANK PER M/M 28-11-00. LEAK CHECKED PER MM 28-10-01.