Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 757223

Difficulty date
January 8, 2010
Submitted
February 19, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N696AN
Make and model
Boeing 757223
Aircraft serial
26976
Aircraft time
50,158 hours, 16,953 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
114N4001155A
Condition
Cracked
Location
Le 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

THE COVE SKIN ON THE BACK OF THE NUMBER 1 SLAT IS CRACKED AT THE INBOARD DRIVE TRACK AREA. LOCATED THE END OF THE CRACK AND STOPPED DRILLED PER SRM 50-10-02-0G. INSTALLED DOUBLER PER AARD 57-43-00-4.