Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 757232

Difficulty date
October 11, 2019
Submitted
October 24, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N6716C
Make and model
Boeing 757232
Aircraft serial
30838
Aircraft time
62,759 hours, 23,055 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Debonded
Location
Nr 5 Slat
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
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

(AIRCRAFT 6716, L/P 1310641) DURING INSPECTION, 02 DISBONDED AREAS WERE FOUND. 01 TO 3 IN FROM THE INBOARD EDGE ( 3.5 IN X 1.5 IN ) AND THE OTHER TO 91 IN FROM THE INBOARD EDGE, ON PREVIOUSLY REPAIR ( 2.375 IN X 1.750 IN ) ON SLAT 5 UPPER SKIN. CORRECTIVE ACTION: CHANGED TO A/C 6716 PER FTN 8X97A6. DISBONDED AREAS WERE FOUND. 01 TO 3 IN FROM THE INBOARD EDGE ( 3.5 IN X 1.5 IN ) AND THE OTHER TO 91 IN THE INBOARD EDGE, ON PREVIOUSLY REPAIR ( 2.375 IN X 1.750 IN ) ON SLAT 5 P/N: 114N3002-131A S/N: A1-812 UPPER SKIN. WERE REPAIRED PER B757-200 SRM 57-43-02 REPAIR 1 AND B757-200 SRM 51-70-10 REPAIR GENERAL. REPAIR CLASS 3 AND WEDGE TYPE "A": PERFORM A DETAILED VISUAL INSPECTION WITHIN 600 TRAILING EDGE WEDGE FLIGHT CYCLES OR WITHIN 6 MONTHS (WHICHEVER OCCURS FIRST) PER B757-200 SRM 57-43-02 REPAIR 1 NOTE: E AND SB 757-57-0066. CHANGED FROM L/L TO REP PER 757 SRM 57-43-02 REP 1 PAGE 205, NOTE 4.