What was found
INSPECTION TYPE:C NR 5 LE SLAT STRUCTURE HAS THREE RIBS CRACKED BETWEEN O/B TRACK AND O/B EDGE OF SLAT. REPAIRED CRACKED RIBS 3 PLACES AT NR 5 LE SLAT IAW SRM 57-50-03 FIG 9.
- Difficulty date
- January 11, 2005
- Submitted
- January 24, 2005
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N940UP
- Make and model
- Boeing 727185C
- Aircraft serial
- 19826
- Aircraft time
- 57,903 hours, 29,936 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5754 · Leading Edge Devices
- Part
- Rib
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Nr 5 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.