What was found
DURING HEAVY C-CHECK AT TIMCO/OSC THE FOLLOWING DISCREPANCY WAS FOUND, NR 5 SLAT 3RD RIB FROM INBOARD END RIB CRACKED. REPAIRED RIB PER IAW SRM 57-50-3. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)
- Difficulty date
- April 27, 2000
- Submitted
- July 14, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N6831
- Make and model
- Boeing 727223
- Aircraft serial
- 20184
- System (JASC)
- 5754 · Leading Edge Devices
- Part
- Rib
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Nr 5 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.