Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 75728A

Difficulty date
December 15, 2009
Submitted
December 15, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N921FD
Make and model
Boeing 75728A
Aircraft serial
24924
Aircraft time
68,004 hours, 21,149 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Dented
Location
Le 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 3 SLAT, T/E WEDGE UPPER SURFACE HAS SEVERAL DENTS FROM MID SECTION TO INBD EDGE. SEVERAL DENTS FOUND TO BE OUT OF LIMITS IAW SRM 57-43-01, PAGE 103, PARA. M, DUE TO PROXIMITY TO EACH OTHER. DENTED AREA REPAIRED IAW SRM 51-70-10, BONDED DOUBLER, AT NR 3 SLAT, UPPER SURFACE, BETWEEN MID SECTION AND INBD EDGE. THIS REPAIR IS CLASSIFIED AS A CAT. "A" MAJOR REPAIR.

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