Incident · 1987-12-03
What the record says
- Event date
- 1987-12-03
- Event type
- Incident
- Highest injury level
- No injuries
- Aircraft
- BOEING 727-243 (N571PE)
- Operating rule
- Part 121
- Operator
- operator not named in the NTSB record
Probable cause
IMPROPER DRILLING OF THE CROSS HOLE IN THE SLAT TRACK BEARING BOLT, WHICH LED TO ITS FAILURE FROM FATIGUE CRACKING.
Source: NTSB case FTW88IA037Flight crew
Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.
Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.