Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 777232

Difficulty date
January 31, 2020
Submitted
February 6, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N709DN
Make and model
Boeing 777232
Aircraft serial
40559
Aircraft time
49,058 hours, 4,449 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Nr 8 Slat
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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 7109, L/P 1469163) CRACK INDICATION FOUND ON 01EA FASTENER HOLE DURING HFEC OPEN HOLE INSPECTION ON RHW L/E I/B SLAT #8 AS MARKED. CORRECTIVE ACTION: RHW LEADING EDGE I/B SLAT #8 OUTER SKIN-FASTENER HOLE CRACKED AREA OF SKIN CUTOUT AND REPAIRED IAW B777-200 SRM 57-43-01-2R-14 REPAIR 14 FIG 202.