Service difficulty report · Beam · Boeing 737800*

Difficulty date
July 9, 2026
Submitted
July 31, 2026
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N5237A
Make and model
Boeing 737800*
Aircraft serial
32608
Aircraft time
57,557 hours, 27,812 cycles
Part
Beam
Condition
Cracked
Location
Rt Nr 7 Slat
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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What was found

DURING THE HFEC FASTENER HOLE PERFORMED AT RT WING SLAT NR 7 PER NRI 6-6, FOUND CRACK IN THE NOSE BEAM AT OPEN HOLE ADJACENT TO THE ACTUACTOR RIB. PERFORMED REPAIR RT WING SLAT NR 7 NOSE BEAM SECTION FROM SS290.250" TO SS343.750" DUE TO CRACK IAW BCF SRM 57-42-02-2R-2 REPAIR, PARG 2 & 4 FIGURE 202. NOTE: THIS IS CATEGORYA PERMANENT REPAIR WITH NO OTHER ACTIONS ARE NECESSARY NOTE: FOR REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION AND ADJUSTMENT SLAT NR 7 SEE NRI 6-6.

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