Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 73733A

Difficulty date
January 18, 2006
Submitted
February 14, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N166AW
Make and model
Boeing 73733A
Aircraft serial
23627
Aircraft time
61,488 hours, 42,783 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Nr 2 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 - DURING C19 DISCOVERED 9 CRACKS, 1.0 INCHES IN LENGTH, ON THE BOTTOM OF THE NR 2 SLAT SKIN OUTBOARD OF THE INBOARD AUXILARY TRACK, BELOW THE OUTBOARD MAIN TRACK, AND BELOW THE OUTBOARD AUXILARY TRACK FROM SLAT STATION (SS) 164L TO SS 248L. MAINTENANCE CUT OUT AND REMOVED DAMAGED PART OF LOWER SKIN ON THE LT WING AT THE NR 2 SLAT IAW BOEING 737-300 SRM 57-43-01-2R6. FABRICATED FILLER AND SPLICE PLATE IAW BOEING 737-300 SRM 57-43-01-2R6. INSTALLED FABRICATED REPAIR PARTS ON THE NR 2 SLAT FROM SS 164L TO SS 248L IAW BOEING 737-300 SRM 57-43-01-2R6.

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