Service difficulty report · Spar · Boeing 727232

Difficulty date
July 19, 2002
Submitted
August 14, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N546DA
Make and model
Boeing 727232
Aircraft serial
22677
Aircraft time
60,172 hours, 43,820 cycles
Part
Spar
Condition
Cracked
Location
L/E 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

AT F-I LETTER CK FOUND .375 INCH CRACK NR 2 SLAT AT TAI DUCT CUTOUT, INBOARD CORNER. REPAIRED PER M/M 57-54-000-8 FIG 802A.