Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737524

Difficulty date
June 10, 2008
Submitted
July 1, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N14645
Make and model
Boeing 737524
Aircraft serial
28906
Aircraft time
28,433 hours, 15,165 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
65C26794
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.

What was found

NUMBER 2 SLAT HAS CRACKS ON THE LOWER TRAILING EDGE AT AFT RIVETS FSS 424 AND 426. TRIMMED OUT CRACKED SKIN AND INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLER AND FILLER PER SRM 57-43-01 FIG 201 AND REINSTALLED INNER PANEL PER SRM 51-40-02.