Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 75724APF

Difficulty date
January 12, 2024
Submitted
February 6, 2024
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N408UP
Make and model
Boeing 75724APF
Aircraft serial
23730
Aircraft time
37,619 hours, 25,705 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
UNKNOWN
Condition
Gouged
Location
Nr 3 Slat
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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

*SDR FILED OPEN* LEFT FIXED WING UPPER STRUCTURE BETWEEN SLAT NO.2 & SLAT NO.3 IS GOUGED REF PICS AND DIMENSIONS***SM39/LMX6*** FOUND THAT DAMAGE IS ACTUALLY ON PANEL 114N2105. DAMAGE WAS FROM TO LONG OF A SCREW INSTALLED IN THE ADJACENT SLAT SEAL THAT HAS BEEN ALREADY ADDRESSED.REMOVED EXISTING REPAIR WHICH INCORPORATED THE PRESENT DAMAGE.INSTALLED NEW REPAIR REF SRM 57-41-01-2R1-1 R1 TABLE 4 , SRM 51-70-07, AND SREO B757-5740-11855-E APPX C. NO FLAP RIGGING NECESSARY DUE TO NO INTERFERENCE WITH THE PREVIOUS REPAIR. MINOR REPAIR.

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