Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 727227

Difficulty date
September 5, 2008
Submitted
September 16, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N492FE
Make and model
Boeing 727227
Aircraft serial
21530
Aircraft time
40,141 hours, 27,405 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
65216823
Condition
Cracked
Location
Nr 1 Slat
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
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

NR 1 SLAT TRAILING EDGE IS GOUGED AND CRACKED AT I/B HOOK WS 716 TRIMMED OUT DAMAGED AREA DIM 1/2 PER 1/2 IAW SRM 57-50-3 FIG 10. FABRICATED REPAIR DOUBLER MAT USED 7075T6 0.125, DIM 4 INCH PER 3 1/2 INCH IAW SRM 57-50-3 FIG 10. TREATED AND PRIMED IAW SRM 51-10-2. INSTALLED REPAIR PART IAW SRM 51-30-2.