- Difficulty date
- August 3, 2010
- Submitted
- August 12, 2010
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N487FE
- Make and model
- Boeing 727227
- Aircraft serial
- 21490
- Aircraft time
- 42,731 hours, 29,193 cycles
- Part
- Skin
- Part number
- 65192341
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Nr 6 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
NUMBER 6 SLAT TE IS CRACKED AT OUTBD HOOK AFT MOUNT BOLT C/W HFEC IAW NDTM PT6 51-00-00 FIG 23 CRACKS STOP AT EXISTING FASTENER HOLES. FABRICATED REPAIR DOUBLER FROM 2024T3 .125" DIM 4" X 3 1/2" IAW SRM 57-50-3 FIG 10. INSTALLED DOUBLER IAW SRM 57-50-3 FIG 10 AND 51-30-2 REV 103