Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 7879

Difficulty date
May 14, 2021
Submitted
May 19, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N823AN
Make and model
Boeing 7879
Aircraft serial
40641
Aircraft time
16,248 hours, 1,762 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Delaminated
Location
Rt Wing 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

AIRCRAFT IN BASE MAINTENANCE: DISBOND DAMAGE OF NOSE SKIN ON #9 SLAT BETWEEN WS 649.9 AND WS 796.10, MEASURING L=4.2 IN, W=0.95 IN, D=0.03 IN. ACCOMPLISHED PERMANENT REINFORCING BONDED REPAIR IAW EA 326734.

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