Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 7378Q8

Difficulty date
February 5, 2018
Submitted
February 8, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N816SY
Make and model
Boeing 7378Q8
Aircraft serial
30637
Aircraft time
57,344 hours, 20,149 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Le 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

APPEARS TO BE AN INCH & QUARTER CRACK IN THE LEFT LEADING EDGE DEVICE-LOCATED IN THE CENTER OF LE DEVICE NR 3. MC NOTIFIED. REFERENCE N/R ON W/O. REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 3 SLAT. SLAT PART NUMBER REMOVED IS 114A5030-3, SERIAL NUMBER IS 000794. DISASSEMBLED COVE PANELS AND REMOVED LOWER SKIN FASTENERS. CUT OUT DAMAGE. READY FOR NDT. MADE REPAIR PARTS (FILLER & DOUBLER)FROM .063 & .071 7075 T-6. NDT OF REPAIR CUTOUT AND OPEN HOLE INSPECTION AND COUNTERSINKS WAS PREFORMED, NO DEFECTS NOTED. OK TO INSTALL REPAIR. DRILLED UP AND STARTED TO COUNTERSINK DOUBLER. FASTENERS AND FILLER WASHERS IN AREA. ACCOMPLISHED RII INTERFACE INSPECTION OF AREA WHERE NR 3 SLAT WAS REMOVED. NO DISCREPANCIES NOTED. OK TO INSTALL REPLACEMENT SLAT. INSTALLED NR 3 SLAT. OPS CHECKS GOOD. COMPLETED RII OF NR 3 SLAT INSTALLATION.

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