Service difficulty report · Bracket · Boeing 767338

Difficulty date
January 7, 2014
Submitted
February 10, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N317CM
Make and model
Boeing 767338
Aircraft serial
24317
Aircraft time
89,711 hours, 24,497 cycles
Part
Bracket
Part number
114T66Y107
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

THREE ANGLE BRACKETS ON THE LOWER INTERIOR EDGE OF THE NR 6 SLAT ARE TWO EACH CRACKED & ONE EACH HAS LOOSE HARDWARE, APPROXIMATE STATION 281. R & R TWO EACH CRACKED BRACKETS & RE TORQUED LOOSE HARDWARE ON ONE EACH BRACKET ON NR 6 SLAT APPROXIMATE STATION OSS 281 IAW DWG 114T3162 & SRM 51-40-02. SDR INFO CRACK LENGTH 1 INCH, PN 114T66Y107, PART NAME BRACKET, SN NSN, LOC OSS 281. ACFT WAS GROUNDED.