Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737752

Difficulty date
December 9, 2011
Submitted
December 21, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N788XA
Make and model
Boeing 737752
Aircraft serial
33788
Aircraft time
26,281 hours, 13,151 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Damaged
Location
Nr 8 Slat
Component
Slat · Boeing
Component part number
114A50104
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

DURING TRANSIT CHECK, MX DETECTED A ONE INCH HOLE IN FLEX SKIN OF SLAT NR 8, IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT HOLE WAS WITHIN LIMITS IAW SRM 57-42-01, AND WAS TEMPORARY COVERED WITH ALUMINUM FOIL TAPE IAW SRM 57-42-01 PAGES 103 AND 110. SLAT NR 8 WAS REPLACED IAW MM 27-81-21, ALL CORRECT.