- Difficulty date
- May 20, 2010
- Submitted
- June 1, 2010
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Make and model
- Boeing 727233
- Aircraft serial
- 21674
- Aircraft time
- 49,269 hours, 30,309 cycles
- Engine
- Pwa JT8D
- Part
- Angle
- Part number
- 65162247
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Nr 8 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 8 SLAT LOWER T/E ANGLE IS CRACKED AT OTBD UPSTOP PAD. REMOVED NR 8 SLAT LOWER T/E ANGLE IAW SRM REV 102, 51-30-2. FABRICATED NEW ANGLE USING BAC1514-1559, 2024 T3511 86 1/4" LONG IAW SRM 51-30-5 AND 57-50-2 FIG 2. INSTALLED NEW ANGLE IAW 51-30-2.