Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 7878

Difficulty date
May 11, 2024
Submitted
May 14, 2024
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N808AN
Make and model
Boeing 7878
Aircraft serial
40626
Aircraft time
31,803 hours, 4,353 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
UNKNOWN
Condition
Cracked
Location
Lt 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: NUMBER 4 SLAT NOSE AND WEDGE SKIN HAS EXPOSED COMPOSITE AND MUD CRACKING. ACCOMPLISHED PERMANENT REPAIR ON NUMBER 4 SLAT NOSE AND WEDGE. PER 787-8 AMM DMC B787-A-57-00-00-02A-257A-A.

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