- Difficulty date
- October 6, 2009
- Submitted
- October 16, 2009
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N465FE
- Make and model
- Boeing 727225
- Aircraft serial
- 21289
- Aircraft time
- 53,154 hours, 37,870 cycles
- Part
- Angle
- Part number
- 65162237
- 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
NR 7 SLAT AFT LWR CHORD ANGLE IS CRACKED 2 PLACES BELOW T-DUCT. REMOVED ACCESS PANEL IAW B 727 SRM 51-30-2. REMOVED LOWER CHORD ANGLE IAW SRM 51-30-2. FABRICATED A NEW LOWER CHORD AND 1 EA SPLICE IAW SRM 57-50-2 FIG 2, AND 51-40-4 FIG 1. TREATED AND PRIMED IAW SRM 51-10-2, INSTALLED NEW CHORD IAW SRM 51-30-2. INSTALLED ACCESS PANEL IAW SRM 51-30-2 REV 101.