Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 7377H4

Difficulty date
June 22, 2021
Submitted
August 11, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N750SA
Make and model
Boeing 7377H4
Aircraft serial
29802
Aircraft time
75,691 hours, 44,551 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Lt Nr 1 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

#1 SLAT LOWER L/E NOSE SKIN SHOWS EVIDENCE OF A CRACK ADJACENT TO THE SLAT ACTUATOR FITTING. / [02] ET INSPECTED SUSPECTED CRACK IAW 737 NDTM PART 6 51-00-00 PROCEDURE 23; SUSPECTED CRACK IS INDEED A CRACK.[03] EVALUATED DAMAGE AT #1 SLAT LOWER L/E NOSE SKIN CRACK ADJACENT TO THE SLAT ACTUATOR FITTING FOUND OUT OF LIMITS IAW SRM 57-42-01-1A-1 ALLOWABLE DAMAGE 1 FIGURE 105; [05] REMOVED THE COVE SKINS : 525 CB; 525 DAB ; 525 DBB AND 525 EB IN THE REPAIR AREA AT #1 SLAT IAW SRM 57-42-01-2R-8 REPAIR 8 STEP 4B(1); [06] REMOVED THE FLEX SKIN IN THE REPAIR AREA AT #1 SLAT IAW SRM 57-42-01-2R-8 REPAIR 8 STEP 4B(2); 11] CORRECTED REPAIR TYPE TO MINOR REPAIR AND CHANGED PRIMARY STRUCTURE TO N/A; [15] REMOVED FASTENER ON REPAIR AREA AT # 1 SLAT IAW SRM 57-42-01-2R-8 REPAIR 8; NSPECTED HOLES IAW 737 NDTM PART 6 51-00-00 PROCEDURE 16; NO CRACKS NOTED. [20] MADE THE REPAIR PARTS ; LOCATED AND DRILLED DOUBLER MATERIAL IAW SRM 57-42-01-2R-8 REPAIR 8 STEP 4E (1-4) F;G;H;I LOCATED AT SLAT #1 LOWER L/E NOSE SKIN; [21] VERIFIED STEP 20;MADE THE REPAIR PARTS ; LOCATED AND DRILLED DOUBLER MATERIAL USED: 7075-T6 O.O71 IN LOT# 1375503-14 AND FILLER MATERIAL USED : 7075- T6 O.O63 IN LOT # 1418646-2 IAW SRM 57-42-01-2R-8 REPAIR 8 STEP 4E (1-4) F;G;H;I LOCATED AT SLAT #1 LOWER L/E NOSE SKIN; [38] INSTALLED THE REPAIR PARTS DOUBLER AND FILLER IAW SRM 57-42-01-2R-8 REPAIR 8 STEP 4L;

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