Service difficulty report · Control Cable · Boeing 717200

Difficulty date
July 14, 2017
Submitted
July 18, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N479HA
Make and model
Boeing 717200
Aircraft serial
55124
Aircraft time
25,470 hours, 60,208 cycles
Part
Control Cable
Condition
Frayed
Location
Le Slat
Stage of operation
TX
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

LEFT SLAT BY WING TIP, IT'S NOT FLUSH LIKE OTHER SIDE. INSPECTED LT SLAT AND FOUND NR 5 SLAT RETRACT CABLE FRAYED. REMOVED NR 5 SLAT CABLE PER AMM 27-81-02-000-801. INSTALLED NR 5 SLAT RETRACT CABLE 194A PER AMM 27-81-02-400-801. REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION OF NR 5 SLAT RETRACT CABLE 194A. ADJUSTMENT/RIGGING PENDING. COMPLETED ADJUSTMENT/RIGGING AND ALL REMAINING STEPS OF INSTALLATION PER AMM 27-81-02-400-801. OPS TEST GOOD.

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