What was found
THE NUMBER 8 L/E SLAT DID NOT RETRACT AFTER TAKEOFF. FLIGHT RETURNED TO STL. REPLACED THE NUMBER 8 SLAT SEAL, WHICH IMPEDED THE SLAT OPERATION. CHECK-C 10-25-99 MCI.
- Difficulty date
- September 7, 2000
- Submitted
- September 8, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N54349
- Make and model
- Boeing 727231
- Aircraft serial
- 21968
- Aircraft time
- 49,638 hours, 32,994 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5754 · Leading Edge Devices
- Part
- Seal
- Part number
- 69495112
- Condition
- Torn
- Location
- Nr 8 Slat
- Stage of operation
- CL
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- F
- Precautionary procedure
- A
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.