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AD: Boeing

AD NUMBER: PL2007-18-51
MANUFACTURER: Boeing
SUBJECT: Airworthiness Directive PL2007-18-51
SUMMARY: We have received reports of parts of the main slat track downstop assembly coming off the main slat track. In one case, a nut fell into the slat track housing (referred to as "slat can") and, during a subsequent slat retraction, the track made contact with the nut, pushing it into the wall of the canand puncturing it.

That operator reported finding fuel leaking from the drain hole in the slat track housing at the No. 5 slat track position.

In another case, an initial investigation revealed that following retraction of the slats after landing on a Model 737-800 airplane, loose parts of the main slat track downstop assembly punctured the slat can, which resulted in a fuel leak and a fire that ultimately destroyed the airplane.

Loose or missing parts from the main slat track downstop assemblies, if not detected and corrected, could result in a fuel leak and consequent fire.

FMI: www.faa.gov/regulations_policies/airworthiness_directives/

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