Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 75724APF

Difficulty date
February 10, 2025
Submitted
March 4, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N465UP
Make and model
Boeing 75724APF
Aircraft serial
28269
Aircraft time
34,456 hours, 21,052 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
114N210515
Condition
Cracked
Location
Zone 500
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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

LH WING LEADING EDGE UPPER SURFACE AT SLAT #4 LOCATION, HAS 1 CRACK. DOT 28-38. MADE A REPLACEMENT SKIN FROM 2024-T3 CLAD SHEET, 0.100''. PER E.A. #: 757-5741-27-A3790 PRELIMINARY 1, STEP 8. P/N: 2024-T3 .100C, BATCH: 0004322815. INSTALLED FASTENERS CODE A, B AND D WHERE APPROPIATE. REFER CIRCLE NOTE 19 OF FIG 2 REPAIR SKETCH, PER E.A. #: 757-5741-27-A3790 PRELIMINARY 1, STEP 19. VERIFIED, E.A # 757-5741-27-A3790 STEP 34: CHECK FOR PROPER CLEARANCE BETWEEN THE INSTALLED RAPAIR PANEL AND SLAT. RE-RIG SLAT AS NECESSARY TO MAINTAIN PROPER CLEARANCE. REFER TO 757 AMM 27-81-00. ACCOMPLISH THE PERMANENT REPAIR PER VT-MAE 757-5741-27-A3790, REV.- PRIOR TO FURTHER FLIGHT.

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