Service difficulty report · Spar · Boeing 737322

Difficulty date
April 17, 2008
Submitted
April 21, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N312UA
Make and model
Boeing 737322
Aircraft serial
23673
Aircraft time
58,388 hours, 32,094 cycles
Engine
Ge CFM56*
Part
Spar
Condition
Damaged
Location
Nr 2 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

NR 2 SLAT OUTBOARD WEDGE CORNER IS DELAMINATED. REPAIRED LWR SPAR BY BLENDING THE SHARP EDGES & INSTALLING A DOUBLER.