Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 7373G7

Difficulty date
May 9, 2003
Submitted
June 23, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N308AW
Make and model
Boeing 7373G7
Aircraft serial
24710
Aircraft time
41,865 hours, 29,371 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
65C26603102
Condition
Cracked
Location
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

DURING C-13 CHECK 6 EACH CRACKS WERE FOUND BETWEEN FASTENERS ON NR 4 LEADING EDGE SLAT LOWER SKIN AT SLAT ACTUATOR. MAINTENANCE CUT OUT CRACKED AREA OF LOWER SLAT SKIN; PERFORMED HFEC INSPECTION TO VERIFY NO CRACKS EXIST; FABRICATED A FILLER AND REPAIR SPLICE; INSTALLED REPAIR PARTS IAW B737-300 SRM 57-43-01 PG 216-219.

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