Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 7572Q8

Difficulty date
January 29, 2015
Submitted
January 30, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N709TW
Make and model
Boeing 7572Q8
Aircraft serial
28168
Aircraft time
62,778 hours, 18,215 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Corroded
Location
Rt Wing 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

RT WING SLAT 7 UPPER SURFACE INBD SIDE CORRODED AROUND FASTENER. REMOVED CORROSION AND FOUND TO BE OUT OF LIMITS. CUT OUT DAMAGE, FABRICATED REPAIR AND INSTALLED IAW SRM.

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