- Difficulty date
- May 15, 2005
- Submitted
- June 6, 2005
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N784DH
- Make and model
- Boeing 727227
- Aircraft serial
- 22001
- Part
- Spar
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Nr 7 Slat
- 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
RT WING NR 7 SLAT SPAR WEB CRACKED AT TAI DUCT CUT OUT AT WS 610.5. STOP DRILL CRACK IAW B727 SRM 51-10-1. NDT IAW B727 NDT MAN 51-00-0. FABRICATED ANGLE USING 2024-T3 .040 PO 9002219. DIM.5 3/4"X 4 1/4" IAW B727 SRM 57-50-3 FIG.4 ALODINE AND PRIME IAW B727 SRM 51-10-2, INSTALLED ANGLE IAW B727 SRM 51-40-3 FIG 1.