Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 73733A

Difficulty date
June 2, 2005
Submitted
June 16, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N173AW
Make and model
Boeing 73733A
Aircraft serial
23632
Aircraft time
64,735 hours, 40,019 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
65C26601156
Condition
Cracked
Location
Nr 4 Slat
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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 - DURING C-21 CHECK FOUND 2 CRACKS .275 INCHES IN LENGTH. BOTH CRACKS LOCATED ON THE BOTTOM OF THE NR 4 SLAT SKIN, AT SS 72 TO SS 74. MAINTENANCE CUT OUT DAMAGED AREA AT NR 4 SLAT SKIN AND FABRICATED REPAIR DOUBLER AND FILLER IAW BOEING 737-300 SRM 57-43-01. INSTALLED REPAIR PARTS IAW BOEING 737-300 SRM 51-40-02.

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