Service difficulty report · Wedge · Boeing 7673S2F

Difficulty date
October 5, 2024
Submitted
October 7, 2024
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N291FE
Make and model
Boeing 7673S2F
Aircraft serial
63134
Aircraft time
2,576 hours, 1,300 cycles
Part
Wedge
Condition
Dented
Location
Nr 1 Slat
Component
Slat
Component part number
114T410169G
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

DURING CURRENT HMV VISIT IN IND ON N291FE, MAINTENANCE DISCOVERED DENT DAMAGE TO THE SUBJECT NUMBER 1 SLAT TRAILING EDGE WEDGE. THIS TYPE OF DAMAGE IS MOST LIKELY CAUSED BY HAIL WHILE IN SERVICE. MAINTENANCE MAPPED ALL THE DENTS ON THE WEDGE AND DISCOVERED THAT THE DAMAGE IS OUTSIDE OF THE ALLOWABLE DAMAGE LIMITS PER B767-300F SRM 57-43-02-1A DUE TO DISTANCES BETWEEN THE DENTS AT SEVERAL LOCATIONS.S PER B767-300F SRM 57-43-02-1A DUE TO DISTANCES BETWEEN THE DENTS AT SEVERAL LOCATIONS. NOTE 'K' REQUIRED MINIMUM DISTANCE OF 1.75 MULTIPLIED BY THE DIAMETER OF THE LARGEST DENT. ALL DENTS HAVE A/Y VALUES OVER 10 AND ALL DENTS ARE MUCH LESS THAN 0.12-INCH IN DEPTH. THERE WERE A FEW DENTS SLIGHTLY LESS THAN 1-INCH FROM THE EDGE. ALL DENTS WERE FOUND SMOOTH, FREE FROM SHARP CREASES, GOUGES, OR CRACKS AND NO DISBONDS OR DELAMINATION. ENG CREATED EA H-5750-T03800689 FROM THE FOLLOWING DATA SENT TO BOEING FOR ANALYSIS. DENT LOCATION #608 WILL BE PERMANENTLY REPAIRED PER SRM 57-43-02-2R, REPAIR 1 & SRM 51-70-10. 10 DENTS WILL BE FILLED IAW SRM 51-70-01 REQUIREMENTS. REST OF THE DENTS WERE FOUND TO BE STRUCTURALLY ACCEPTABLE AS-IS WITHOUT REINFORCED REPAIRS. THIS EA ALSO PROVIDES INSTRUCTIONS TO FILL ALL DENTS THAT ARE DEEPER THAN 0.003 INCH WITH A A/Y < 30 PER SRM 51-70-01.

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