Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737705

Difficulty date
August 27, 2014
Submitted
September 11, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N271LV
Make and model
Boeing 737705
Aircraft serial
29090
Aircraft time
35,973 hours, 27,250 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
6573714
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

RIGHT WING NR 5 SLAT CRACKED AT FASTENERS ON THE LOWER SURFACE OF THE LE SLAT NOSE SKIN OF ACTUATOR RIBS. REPAIRED NR 5 SLAT IAW SRM.