Service difficulty report · Tip Cap · Boeing 717200

Difficulty date
September 2, 2016
Submitted
September 6, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N603AT
Make and model
Boeing 717200
Aircraft serial
55127
Aircraft time
38,920 hours, 32,543 cycles
Part
Tip Cap
Condition
Damaged
Location
Rt Wing
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

L/E RT WING OTBD OF NR 5 SLAT AT WING TIP HAS SLAT, WING TIP, AND WING L/E CHAFING. CHECK LIMITS. L/E R/W OTBD NR 5 SLAT REMOVED IAW SRM 51-41-02 DUE TO GOUGE AND WAS OUT OF LIMITS .025. REMOVED ORIGINAL THICKNESS WAS .063, TAG 2721 IAW SRM 57-00-00, FIG 103, WELD REPAIRED DAMAGED ON FORWARD UPPER SIDE WING TIP IAW ER/A 545680-14MA, STEPS 2 THRU 8 L/E WING TIP SUPPORT, PN 5920519-2, INSTALLED IAW SRM 51-41-08, FIG 5 AND 51-40-03, PG 22 AND 23.

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