Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737490

Difficulty date
February 5, 2009
Submitted
February 12, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N768AS
Make and model
Boeing 737490
Aircraft serial
27082
Aircraft time
50,588 hours, 30,830 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
65C26603192
Part serial
PA463
Condition
Chafed
Location
Nr 4 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

NR 4 SLAT CHAFFING ON TE LOWER SURFACE AT IB SIDE CORE WITH INTERNAL DOUBLER AND EXTERNAL DOUBLER BONDED REPAIR. REPAIRED NR 4 SLAT TE WEDGE IB END BY ACCOMPLISHING FULL DEPTH BOND.