- Difficulty date
- December 8, 2003
- Submitted
- December 10, 2003
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N745DH
- Make and model
- Boeing 727224
- Aircraft serial
- 20665
- Aircraft time
- 70,457 hours, 46,972 cycles
- Part
- Skin
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Le Slat
- Component
- Le Slat
- Component part number
- 65162222
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- 9
- 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
NR 6 LEADING EDGE SLAT BOTTOM SKIN CRACKED 30 INCHES FROM INBOARD EDGE. REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 6 LEADING EDGE SLAT ASSEMBLY IAW B-727 M/M 27-81-11, OPS CHECKED GOOD IAW B-727 M/M 27-81-0. P/N OFF: 65-16222-2, S/N:BN939, P/N ON: 65-16222-92, S/N: BN3.