- Difficulty date
- April 24, 2006
- Submitted
- May 17, 2006
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N954UP
- Make and model
- Boeing 727185C
- Aircraft serial
- 19827
- Aircraft time
- 62,571 hours, 53,748 cycles
- Part
- Angle
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Nr 4 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.
What was found
INSPECTION TYPE:C LEFT NR 4, 2 RIBS CRACKED I/B AND O/B OF SLAT ACTUATOR FWD ATTACH POINT. DISCONNECTED ACTUATOR ROD END IAW MM 27-81-32 AND FOUND RIB ANGLES BROKEN. REMOVED FASTENERS IAW SRM 51-30-02. FABRICATED REPAIR DOUBLERS IAW SRM 51-40-03. REPAIR DOUBLERS INSTALLED IAW SRM 51-30-02. ACTUATOR RECONNECTED IAW MM 27-81-32.