Service difficulty report · Access Panel · Boeing 737824

Difficulty date
July 28, 2011
Submitted
August 26, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N27246
Make and model
Boeing 737824
Aircraft serial
28956
Aircraft time
38,144 hours, 14,176 cycles
Part
Access Panel
Part number
112A440216
Condition
Corroded
Location
Le 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

LOWER LEADING EDGE ACCESS PANEL 621 RB SLAT STATION 337.62HAS 2 AREAS OFF CORROSION (MARKED) REF W/C 29-2700-1-2109 REPAIR PER EC/RA 5730-02680 SEE ADDTL WORK COMPLETED ON FORM 44.0008 INITIATING DIP TO PERFORM A PERMANENT REPAIR W/IN 12 MONTHS PLANNING TO CONTACT ENGINEERING AFTER 10 MONTHS AND BEFORE 11 MONTHS FOR PERMANENT REPAIR. PLACED ON DIP 57-DIP C/N 11314 RT WING FRONT SPAR INTERIM REPAIRED AS PER ECRA 5730-02680 REV A PART 1 AT OSS 267.98 TP OSS 369.00 RT WING FRONT SPAR INTRIM REPAIRED AS PER ECRA 5730-02680 REV A PART 1 AT OSS 267.98 - 369.00 AND FORM 44.0008 ATTACHED ITEM 1-44 ACCOMPLISHED. REFER ECRA 5730-02680 REV A PART 1 STEP 8 REVISED AND DEFERRED TO DIP. "Q/C" WITHIN 12 MONTHS FROM DATE 6/16/2011 PERFORM A PERMANENT REPAIR TO THE RT WING FRONT SPAR STRAP AT OSS 333 AND OSS 345. PLANNING TO CONTACT ENGINEERING AFTER 10 MONTHS AND BEFORE 11 MONTHS FOR PERMANENT REPAIR. REF: ECRA 5730-02680. DIP C/N 11314 DIP LIMITS REVISED PER ECRA 5730-02680 REV A PART 1 # 8: "PERFORM A PERMANENT REPAIR (PER PART 3 OF THIS ECRA) WITHIN 12 MONTHS FROM THE INSTALLATION DATE OF ECRA 5730-02680 REV A 24 JULY 2011. PLANNING TO CONTACT ENGINEERING AFTER 10 MONTHS AND BEFORE 11 MONTHS FOR A PERMANENT REPAIR. "PER MRB DIP REV DATED 07-26-2011, LIMITS REVISED AS FOLLOWS: 1) INIT: AFTER 10 BUT BEFORE 11 MONTHS (PLG/ENG) & 2) T/A: W/I 12 MONTHS FROM 24 JUL 11-ODEE.