Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 75724APF

Difficulty date
March 1, 2013
Submitted
March 15, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N455UP
Make and model
Boeing 75724APF
Aircraft serial
25476
Aircraft time
32,103 hours, 14,805 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
114N4005188A
Part serial
A2773
Condition
Damaged
Location
Nr 7 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

INSPECTION TYPE:C1C9, NR 7 SLAT L/E SKIN DEFORMED & CREASED AT FASTENER HEADS. NR 53-26 EVALUATED SKIN CREASE AND FOUND TO HAVE MINOR DENT FORWARD AND AFT OF SLAT NOSE BEAM CAUSING CREASE DEFORMATION IAW SRM 51-10-01-0G. DIMENTION OF DENT AT FWD NR 7 SLAT L/E NOSE BEAM SKIN ARE: L=1.0" W=0.5" D=0.023 " FOUND TO BE OUT OF LIMITS IAW B757-43-01-1A-1 NOTE M,DETAIL VII. ON DETAIL VII NOTE,NO SHARP CREASES ALLOWED INFO ONLY. NDT REQUIRED INSP.

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