Service difficulty report · Angle · Boeing 767338

Difficulty date
September 20, 2012
Submitted
November 1, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N316CM
Make and model
Boeing 767338
Aircraft serial
24146
Aircraft time
90,847 hours, 23,596 cycles
Part
Angle
Condition
Cracked
Location
Nr 8 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

LOWER ANGLE CRACKED THRU LOCK FASTENER HOLE ON UPPER RIB STRUT AFT OF NR 8 SLAT AT L/E STA 512 ADJACENT TO FRONT SPAR. STOP DRILLED CRACK IAW SRM 57-41-09. REPAIR 4 ITEM 2 AND PERFORMED HFEC INSPECTION IAW NDT MANUAL 51-00-19, PART 6. NO DEFECTS NOTED. INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLER ON RT WING L/E STATION 512 IAW SRM 57-41-09, REPAIR 4, DETAIL II.