Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 777F

Difficulty date
September 12, 2025
Submitted
September 12, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N897FD
Make and model
Boeing 777F
Aircraft serial
42705
Aircraft time
29,778 hours, 4,927 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Nr 5 Slat
Component
Slat · Boeing
Component part number
114W4150601
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

NUMBER 5 SLAT EXTERNAL SKIN FROM OB TO IB 49 INCHES CROSS TE TO LE 12.5 INCHES FOUND CRACK. NO.5 SLAT EXTERNAL SKIN FROM OB TO IB 49" CROSS TE TO LE 12.5" REPAIRED AS PER B777 SRM 57-43-01-2R-9 FIGURE 202 REV 47.6 AND EA G-5750-T0384896 P1 ,TITLE:WING - FLIGHT SURFACES - LH WING #5 SLAT OUTER SKIN 05EA CRACKS B/W OSCS 701.2 & OSCS 788 - SRM REPAIR - RSC TRACKING,REFER TO WRI:57507836 AND SNRM N00079 FOR REPAIR DETAILS.THIS IS A MAJOR REPAIR PER GMM 6-2-100.

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