What was found
INSPECTION TYPE:C, SUSPECT CRACK ON NR 7 SLAT OUTER SKIN AT O/B HOOK. HFEC CARRIED OUT ON SUSPECT CRACK IAW B727 NDTM 51-00-00 PT 6 FIG 4, 3 CRACKS NOTED AND MARKED ON SLAT. CRACKS FOUND TO BE CONTAINED WITHIN RIVET HOLES.
- Difficulty date
- September 10, 2004
- Submitted
- September 29, 2004
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N938UP
- Make and model
- Boeing 727173C
- Aircraft serial
- 19506
- Aircraft time
- 53,145 hours, 34,107 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5754 · Leading Edge Devices
- Part
- Skin
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Nr 7 Slat
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.