Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 7572B7

Difficulty date
December 21, 2009
Submitted
December 22, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N909FD
Make and model
Boeing 7572B7
Aircraft serial
27200
Aircraft time
52,338 hours, 21,726 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Dented
Location
Nr 8 Slat
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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What was found

RT WING NR 8 SLAT T/E WEDGE UPPER SURFACE HAS 3EA. DENTS, 54" FROM INBD EDGE. EVALUATED DENTS AND FOUND TO BE OUT OF LIMITS IAW SRM 57-43-02, FIG 101, SHEET 4, NOTE K. DENT "A" - L=.900", W=.850", D=.010", A/Y=85 / DENT "B" - BOTH ARE L=1.40", W=1.10", D=.015", A/Y=73. ALL ARE OUT DUE TO PROXIMITY TO EACH OTHER. ACCOMPLISHED A BONDED DOUBLER REPAIR ON NR 8 SLAT T/E WEDGE UPPER SURFACE, IAW SRM 57-43-02 / 51-70-10. THIS REPAIR IS CLASSIFIED AS A CAT "A" MAJOR REPAIR.

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