Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 757223

Difficulty date
January 27, 2010
Submitted
August 19, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N660AM
Make and model
Boeing 757223
Aircraft serial
25294
Aircraft time
56,821 hours, 19,498 cycles
Part
Skin
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

NUMBER 2 SLAT COVE SKIN IS CRACKED ADJACENT TO BOTH DRIVE TRACKS INBOARD OF ACCESS PANELS 524 CB AND OUTBOARD OF ACCESS PANELS 524 FB. STOPPED DRILLED CRACK AND INSTALLED EXTERNAL DOUBLER ON COVE SKIN INBOARD OF ACCESS PANEL 524 CB AND OUTBOARD OF ACCESS PANEL 524 FB PER AARD 57-43-04.