Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 767323

Difficulty date
September 25, 2012
Submitted
September 28, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N360AA
Make and model
Boeing 767323
Aircraft serial
24041
Aircraft time
99,567 hours, 16,157 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Le Slat
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
E
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

POSITIVE CRACK INDICATION FOUND USING HFEC, A FULL SCREEN DEFLECTION WAS INDICATED. CRACK LOCATED ON LEADING EDGE OF NUMBER 9 SLAT AT APPROXIMATELY 41 INCHES FROM OUTBOARD END ON LOWER SURFACE AT FIRST FASTENER LOCATION FROM FORWARD EDGE. INSTALLED DOUBLER REPAIR PER SRM 57-43-01-2R.