- Difficulty date
- January 19, 2008
- Submitted
- March 23, 2008
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Make and model
- Boeing 727264
- Aircraft serial
- 23014
- Aircraft time
- 55,554 hours, 29,955 cycles
- Part
- Skin
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Nr 3 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
DURING C CHECK, CRACKED ON NR 3 SLAT UPPER SURFACE AT INBOARD SLAT HOOK MOUNT SCREW WS 520. REMOVED HOOK FROM AREA IAW SRM 51-30-2. FABRICATED REPAIR DOUBLER IAW SRM 57-50-3 FIG 10. TREATED AND PRIMED PART IAW SRM 51-10-2. INSTALLED DOUBLER REPAIR AT NR 3 SLAT UPPER SURFACE WS 520 IAW SRM 51-30-2. REINSTALLED HOOK (SLAT HOOK IAW SRM 51-30-2).