Service difficulty report · Filler · Boeing 737752

Difficulty date
October 15, 2017
Submitted
October 18, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N715SY
Make and model
Boeing 737752
Aircraft serial
33787
Aircraft time
43,576 hours, 21,957 cycles
Part
Filler
Condition
Missing
Location
Lt Wing Slat
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

LEFT WING, NR 4 SLAT, LOWER SURFACE TRAILING EDGE SKIN, MISSING EITHER RUB STRIP OR REPAIR. CLEANED CUT OUT ON LOWER SURFACE AND FOUND IT WAS MISSING A RUB STRIP FILLER. FABRICATED A NEW FILLER, ALODINED AND PRIMED AND BONDED THE FILLER.