Service difficulty report · Panel · Boeing 7572B7

Difficulty date
October 6, 2009
Submitted
October 7, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N907FD
Make and model
Boeing 7572B7
Aircraft serial
27198
Aircraft time
52,273 hours, 21,563 cycles
Part
Panel
Part number
7075T6
Condition
Cracked
Location
Nr 1 L/E Slat
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 1 SLAT, INBD NOSE COVE PANEL HAS A 1" CRACK DIRECTLY FWD OF THE INBD DRIVE TRACK. REMOVED NR 1 SLAT SEAL RETAINER FOR REPAIR ACCESS. REMOVED CRACKED COVE PANEL IAW SRM 51-40-02. FABRICATED NEW COVE PANEL IAW MAT ID SHT7075-T6, .050" THICK, BATCH NR 0001610155, IAW SRM 57-43-01, FIG. 1, DETAIL 1. INSTALLED NEW COVE PANEL SKIN ON LT WING NR1 L/E SLAT, JUST FWD OF THE INBD DRIVE TRACK IAW 51-40-02. RE-INSTALLED NR 1 SLAT SEAL RETAINERS, PREVIOUSLY REMOVED FOR ACCESS. THIS REPAIR IS CLASSIFIED AS A CAT "A" MAJOR REPAIR WITH NO FOLLOW UP TRACKING.

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