Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 72723

Difficulty date
January 5, 2000
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N717DH
Make and model
Boeing 72723
Aircraft serial
19389
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Le Flap
Stage of operation
IN
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

AT D-CK, RIGHT WING UPPER LEADING EDGE SURFACE HAS CRACK AT WING CUTOUT FOR NR 5 SLAT INBOARD TRACK. STOPPED DRILLED CRACK AS PER SRM 51-10-1, PERFORMED HFEC INSP OF STOP DRILLED HOLE PER NDT MANUAL 51-00-00 PART G. NO CRACK NOTED. FABRICATED DOUBLER 5 BY 7 FROM 2024-0, HEAT TREATED TO 2024T3, .080 PER SRM 57-30-4. INSTALLED DOUBLER PER SRM 51-30-4, REF: N/R 2765.

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