What was found
WHILE IN HEAVY MAINTENANCE PERFORMING INSPECTIONS 2 GOUGES WERE NOTED ON THE NR 7 SLAT INBD HOOK. THE DAMAGED AREA WAS TRIMMED OUT. FABRICATED DOUBLER. INSTALLED REPAIR, NO OTHER DEFECTS WERE NOTED. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.
- Difficulty date
- March 23, 2009
- Submitted
- May 14, 2009
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N287SC
- Make and model
- Boeing 7272A1
- Aircraft serial
- 21345
- Aircraft time
- 58,931 hours, 41,138 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5754 · Leading Edge Devices
- Part
- Skin
- Part number
- 2024T3
- Condition
- Gouged
- Location
- Nr 7 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.