What was found
INSPECTION FOUND A .5 INCH CRACK IN THE LT WING NR 1 SLAT LOWER SKIN AT FASTENER AREA O/B OF I/B AUX TRACK. THE CRACKED AREA WAS REMOVED AND FILLER AND A SPLICE PLATE WERE INSTALLED IAW SRM 57-43-01, FIGURE 201.
- Difficulty date
- June 8, 2006
- Submitted
- June 9, 2006
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N16648
- Make and model
- Boeing 737524
- Aircraft serial
- 28909
- Aircraft time
- 22,482 hours, 11,929 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5754 · Leading Edge Devices
- Part
- Skin
- Part number
- 65C26799
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- L/E 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.