Service difficulty report · Panel · Boeing 757204

Difficulty date
February 4, 2010
Submitted
February 4, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N924FD
Make and model
Boeing 757204
Aircraft serial
26267
Aircraft time
58,915 hours, 21,446 cycles
Part
Panel
Condition
Cracked
Location
Nr 3 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 OB SIDE OF INNER COVE PANEL WITH PANEL 523BB ATTACHED IS CRACKED. REMOVED SEAL RETAINER &GUSSET FOR ACCESS, REMOVED COVE PNL IAW SRM 51-40-02. UPON REMOVAL FOUND GUSSET GOUGED, BLENDED GOUGE ON GUSSET, IAW SRM 51-10-02 ORIG MAT'L .032", MAT'L AFTER REWORK .020" FOUND OUT OF LIMITS IAW SRM 57-43-01, FIG 101, DET IV, FABRICATED GUSSET MAT'L USE 7075-T6-.032C" BATCH 31672485, FABRICATED COVE PNL IAW SAMPLE, ORIGINAL MAT'L 7075-T6-.56C" BATCH 1512018, SUBSTITUTE MAT'L USED IAW, SRM51-30-01 TREATED & PRIMED ALL PARTS IAW SRM 51-20-01, INSTALLED ON NR N01116. MAJOR REPAIR.