Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737790

Difficulty date
November 29, 2022
Submitted
December 28, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N609AS
Make and model
Boeing 737790
Aircraft serial
29752
Aircraft time
70,067 hours, 35,940 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
114A50104
Part serial
001076
Condition
Cracked
Location
Nr 8 Slat
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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

#8 SLAT LOWER SKIN 3 EA FASTENERS PULLING THROUGH SKIN WITH POSSIBLE CRACK INDICATION, MULTIPLE OTHER FASTENERS ALSO APPEAR TO BE LOOSE AND SMOKING AROUND ACTATOR ATTACH POINT. GROUNDED - YES. REPAIRED #8 SLAT LOWER SKIN IAW B737-700 SRM 57-42-01-2R-8 ALT. 1.