What was found
CRACK FROM FASTENER HOLE ON BRACKET, WHICH ATTACHES TO SLAT CONTROL ROD, AND SUPPORTS FILLER PANEL, WHICH CONTROLS ROTARY ACTUATOR, WHEN SLAT RETRACTED. LOCATION, L/WING, NR 3 L/E SLAT, INBD CONTROL ROD, FWD BRACKET. REPLACED BRACKET.
- Difficulty date
- May 8, 2008
- Submitted
- May 20, 2008
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N590HA
- Make and model
- Boeing 7673CB
- Aircraft serial
- 33467
- Aircraft time
- 21,025 hours, 4,009 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5740 · Wing, Attach Fittings
- Part
- Bracket
- Condition
- Cracked
- 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.