Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737277

Difficulty date
January 19, 2004
Submitted
February 5, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N189AW
Make and model
Boeing 737277
Aircraft serial
22656
Aircraft time
63,310 hours, 51,533 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
654642389
Condition
Cracked
Location
Nr 3 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

LCQ - MAJOR REPAIR - DURING C-15 CHECK A .75 INCH CRACK WAS FOUND ON LT WING NR 3 SLAT SKIN AT CUTOUT FOR ACTUATOR WS 152. MAINTENANCE BLENDED OUT CRACKED SKIN AT CUTOUT LT WING NR 3 SLAT WS 152; PERFORMED HFEC INSPECTION OF BLEND OUT TO VERIFY NO CRACKS EXIST; TREATED AREA, REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED IAW B737-200 SRM 57-20-01, FIG 001, PG 1-2.