Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
November 25, 2015
Submitted
November 30, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N437AA
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
49455
Aircraft time
86,277 hours, 40,651 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

RIGHT WING NR 3 LE SLAT, AFT SKIN HAS A LATERAL CRACK THRU SKIN, APPROX 15 INCHES FROM OTBD END. R & R SLAT IAW AMM 27-80-01.

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