Service difficulty report · Structure · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
September 27, 2000
Submitted
October 5, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N954U
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
49426
Aircraft time
39,476 hours, 20,182 cycles
Part
Structure
Condition
Damaged
Location
Rt Wing Slat
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
E
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

DURING CHECK-C MAINT ON THE RT WING L/E OUTBOARD END OF NUMBER 1 L/E SLAT HAD A PREVIOUS DENT IN L/E WITH FILLER COMING OUT. ACCOMP HIGH FREQ EDDY CURRENT OF DENT PER 51-00-03, PART 6 OF NDT MANUAL AND NO CRACKS. MEASURED DENT 0.140 IN DEEP. REPAIRED PER SRM 57-09 FIG 10A.

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