Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 7572S7

Difficulty date
October 5, 2005
Submitted
November 14, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N904AW
Make and model
Boeing 7572S7
Aircraft serial
23566
Aircraft time
73,453 hours, 28,863 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Gouged
Location
Nr 4 Slat
Component
Slat
Component part number
114N4005163
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

GYR - DURING C10 CHECK, DISCOVERED GROOVES WORN INTO PREVIOUS REPAIR DOUBLER ON THE LOWER SURFACE OF THE T/E WEDGE SKIN, FOR THE NR 4 LEADING EDGE SLAT. DAMAGE WAS CAUSED BY CONTACT WITH FIXED LEADING EDGE DURING EXTENSION AND RETRACTION. MAINTENANCE REMOVED THE EXISTING REPAIR DOUBLER AND FABRICATED REPLACEMENT DOUBLER IAW BOEING 757-200 SRM 51-70-10-2R. INSTALLED FABRICATED REPAIR DOUBLER AT WS 390L, ON THE NR 4 LEADING EDGE SLAT IAW BOEING 757-200 SRM 51-70-10-2R PAR 15, 18, 20 AND 21.

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