What was found
AIR TURNBACK, ON SLAT RETRACT HEARD CONTINUOUS LOW FREQUENCY NOISE. SLATS EXTENDED WITH NO NOISE OR ABNORMAL FLIGHT CONTROL RESPONSES. RAN FLAPS AND FOUND LT INBOARD LEADING EDGE SLAT TRACK COVER LOOSE. TIGHTENED SAME.
- Difficulty date
- August 19, 2000
- Submitted
- August 22, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N914DL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 49545
- Aircraft time
- 34,136 hours, 28,639 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5754 · Leading Edge Devices
- Part
- Cover
- Condition
- Loose
- Location
- Lt Slat
- Stage of operation
- CL
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- A
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.