Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 757251

Difficulty date
February 28, 2012
Submitted
February 28, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N548US
Make and model
Boeing 757251
Aircraft serial
26495
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
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

DURING CHECK MAINTENANCE FOUND NR 3 SLAT LOWER SURFACE GOUGED MARK. NDT INSPECTION FOUND AREA CRACKED APROX 1 & 1/4 IN LENGTH AS MARKED. HFEC INSPECTION C/OUT AS PER BOEING NTM PT 6.51-00. NO CRACK FOUND. CARRIED OUT HOT METAL BOND REPAIR PER SRM 51-70-10 REPAIR 4 AND SRM 57-43-02 REPAIR 1.