Narrative:

On dec/xa/97 when registering at our layover hotel in boston, I had a message to call dispatch. I was informed that the pushback crew in boston found damage to the #8 slat. Myself, first officer, and so had no knowledge of any damage, even after required postflts. Flight left boston for cancun at XA00 with a scheduled stop at palm beach. Upon arrival at palm beach we were vectored for an ILS runway 27R approach. A thunderstorm moved over the airport lowering visibility to 1/2 mi. We were vectored off the approach and climbed to 4000 ft. After a rough ride we were west of all WX and conditions became VMC. We were then vectored north and told the storm was moving ese, and the west end of the airport was clearing. The runway was switched to runway 9L with reported winds from north at 5 KTS. We were vectored and cleared for an ILS runway 9L approach. At 500 ft I called runway in sight and approach was continued. In the next several seconds we encountered some WX phenomena associated with the storm. After some abnormal pitching and rolling, I physically took control of the aircraft from the first officer at approximately 100 ft. When I took control the aircraft was rolling abnormally due to WX. I then landed the aircraft. Abnormal rolling did not occur until the final landing phase. With 14000 plus hours in B727, I have witnessed 2 or 3 approachs and lndgs more violent. There is no way that any of us in the cockpit even suspected that any damage occurred, and still feel that way. Flight refueled, continued to cancun normally. Flight flew cancun to boston normally. Supplemental information from acn 388717: we flew 2 additional legs that day. The flight engineer performed a walkaround inspection at each stop. At no time were any of us aware of, or suspected any possible damage to the aircraft.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN ACR LGT WAS FOUND TO HAVE A DAMAGED #8 SLAT DURING GND CHK AT BOS BY THE GND CREW. IT WENT UNNOTICED BY THE FLC AFTER AN INFLT ENCOUNTER WITH LOW LEVEL WINDSHEAR WHILE LNDG AT PBI. 3 LNDGS PRIOR TO TERMINATING THEIR FLT AT BOS.

Narrative: ON DEC/XA/97 WHEN REGISTERING AT OUR LAYOVER HOTEL IN BOSTON, I HAD A MESSAGE TO CALL DISPATCH. I WAS INFORMED THAT THE PUSHBACK CREW IN BOSTON FOUND DAMAGE TO THE #8 SLAT. MYSELF, FO, AND SO HAD NO KNOWLEDGE OF ANY DAMAGE, EVEN AFTER REQUIRED POSTFLTS. FLT LEFT BOSTON FOR CANCUN AT XA00 WITH A SCHEDULED STOP AT PALM BEACH. UPON ARR AT PALM BEACH WE WERE VECTORED FOR AN ILS RWY 27R APCH. A TSTM MOVED OVER THE ARPT LOWERING VISIBILITY TO 1/2 MI. WE WERE VECTORED OFF THE APCH AND CLBED TO 4000 FT. AFTER A ROUGH RIDE WE WERE W OF ALL WX AND CONDITIONS BECAME VMC. WE WERE THEN VECTORED N AND TOLD THE STORM WAS MOVING ESE, AND THE W END OF THE ARPT WAS CLRING. THE RWY WAS SWITCHED TO RWY 9L WITH RPTED WINDS FROM N AT 5 KTS. WE WERE VECTORED AND CLRED FOR AN ILS RWY 9L APCH. AT 500 FT I CALLED RWY IN SIGHT AND APCH WAS CONTINUED. IN THE NEXT SEVERAL SECONDS WE ENCOUNTERED SOME WX PHENOMENA ASSOCIATED WITH THE STORM. AFTER SOME ABNORMAL PITCHING AND ROLLING, I PHYSICALLY TOOK CTL OF THE ACFT FROM THE FO AT APPROX 100 FT. WHEN I TOOK CTL THE ACFT WAS ROLLING ABNORMALLY DUE TO WX. I THEN LANDED THE ACFT. ABNORMAL ROLLING DID NOT OCCUR UNTIL THE FINAL LNDG PHASE. WITH 14000 PLUS HRS IN B727, I HAVE WITNESSED 2 OR 3 APCHS AND LNDGS MORE VIOLENT. THERE IS NO WAY THAT ANY OF US IN THE COCKPIT EVEN SUSPECTED THAT ANY DAMAGE OCCURRED, AND STILL FEEL THAT WAY. FLT REFUELED, CONTINUED TO CANCUN NORMALLY. FLT FLEW CANCUN TO BOSTON NORMALLY. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 388717: WE FLEW 2 ADDITIONAL LEGS THAT DAY. THE FE PERFORMED A WALKAROUND INSPECTION AT EACH STOP. AT NO TIME WERE ANY OF US AWARE OF, OR SUSPECTED ANY POSSIBLE DAMAGE TO THE ACFT.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.