Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 7373G7

Difficulty date
April 2, 2004
Submitted
April 16, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N160AW
Make and model
Boeing 7373G7
Aircraft serial
23782
Aircraft time
51,088 hours, 36,817 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
65C26794
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-15 CHECK 6 EACH .3125 INCH CRACKS WERE FOUND IN NR 2 SLAT LOWER SKIN EMANATING FROM FASTENER HOLES BELOW THE INBOARD AUXILIARY TRACK AT FS 134.0 LEFT. MAINTENANCE REMOVED DOUBLER OUTBOARD OF DAMAGED AREA; CUT OUT CRACKED AREA OF NR 2 SLAT LOWER SKIN; FABRICATED A FILLER AND SPLICE PLATE; INSTALLED REPAIR PARTS IAW 737-300 SRM 57-43-01, FIG 206, PG 216-219.

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