Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 727227

Difficulty date
February 6, 2010
Submitted
February 15, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N482FE
Make and model
Boeing 727227
Aircraft serial
21464
Aircraft time
44,911 hours, 28,829 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Nr 8 Slat
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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 8 SLAT OTBD STOP PAD INBD SIDE SKIN CRACKED IN RADIUS OF SLAT SKIN, SLAT STA 760. REMOVED LOWER CHORD FROM NR 8 SLAT IAW SRM, REV 102, 51-30-2. FABRICATED NEW LOWER CHORD IAW SRM 57-50-2 FIG. 2, AND 51-30-5. INSTALLED LOWER CHORD IAW SRM 51-30-2.