Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737752

Difficulty date
November 29, 2010
Submitted
December 2, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N855AM
Make and model
Boeing 737752
Aircraft serial
33792
Aircraft time
19,759 hours, 10,553 cycles
Engine
Cfmint CFM567B22
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Nr 6 Slat
Part time
19,502 hours, 10,635 cycles
Component
Slat
Component part number
114A50304
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

CAPTAIN REPORTED A BIRD STRIKE IN RT WING DURING LANDING. ACFT WAS SENT TO THE HANGAR AND MX PERFORMED A BIRD STRIKE INSP IAW 05-51-18 DETECTING CRACK IN THE L/E SLAT NR 6; SO IT WAS REPLACED IAW MM 27-81-54, TESTED CORRECT.