Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 7373G7

Difficulty date
May 25, 2004
Submitted
June 9, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N302AW
Make and model
Boeing 7373G7
Aircraft serial
24009
Aircraft time
51,365 hours, 35,994 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
65C26793
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

MCN - MAJOR REPAIR - DURING C-15 CHECK 2 EACH CRACKS WERE FOUND IN NR 3 SLAT LOWER SKIN BELOW THE ACTUATOR AT SS 68.26. MAINTENANCE CUT OUT CRACKED SLAT SKIN AT SS 68.26 AND PERFORMED A HFEC INSPECTION OF CUTOUT TO VERIFY NO CRACKS EXIST; FABRICATED A FILLER AND SPLICE PLATE; INSTALLED REPAIR PARTS IAW B737-300 SRM 57-43-01 FIG 206 PG 216-219.

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