Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 7572Q8

Difficulty date
September 29, 2015
Submitted
October 2, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N434BC
Make and model
Boeing 7572Q8
Aircraft serial
33961
Aircraft time
29,224 hours, 17,053 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Dented
Location
Lt Wing Slat Nr2
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

LT WING NR 2 SLAT T/E WEDGE UPPER SURFACE 33" FROM INBD EDGE, 1.5" FWD OF AFT EDGE, SKIN HAS DENT. FOUND AND MEASURED 1 EA DENT ON LT WING NR 2 SLAT T/E WEDGE UPPER SURFACE 33" FROM INBD EDGE 1.5" FWD OF AFT EDGE, MEASURED 1 EA DENT A=1.130, WIDE Y=.014, DEPTH A/Y=80. 1 EA DENT FOUND WITHIN LIMIT IAW SRM 57-43-02 ALLOWABLE DAMAGE FOR DENT DETAIL III, FIGURE 101, PAGE 104-105, NOTE J. PERFORMED TAP TEST NO DELAMINATION NOTED IAW NDTM PART 1, 51-05-01, I PARA 5, PN 114N4003-221, SN 000072. INSTALLED ID TAG IAW PS 900-5-1 NR 04.

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