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 Nr3 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

#3 SLAT LOWER L/E NOSE SKIN SHOWS EVIDENCE OF A CRACK ADJACENT TO THE SLAT ACTUATOR FITTING ; #3 SLAT LOWER L/E NOSE SKIN SHOWS EVIDENCE OF CRACKING ADJACENT TO THE SLAT ACTUATOR FITTING / [03] EVALUATED DAMAGE AT #3 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 : 523EB; 523DB AND 523CB IN THE REPAIR AREA AT #3 SLAT IAW SRM 57-42-01-2R-8 REPAIR 8 STEP 4B(1); [06] REMOVED THE FLEX SKIN IN THE REPAIR AREA AT #3 SLAT IAW SRM 57-42-01-2R-8 REPAIR 8 STEP 4B(2); [09] CORRECTED REPAIR TYPE TO MINOR REPAIR AND CHANGED PRIMARY STRUCTURE TO N/A; [11] REMOVED FASTENER ON REPAIR AREA AT # 3 SLAT IAW SRM 57-42-01-2R-8 REPAIR 8; [12] PERFORMED CUT AND REMOVED THE DAMAGE PART OF THE #3 SLAT NOSE SKIN IAW SRM 57-42-01-2R-8 REPAIR 8 ITEM 4C (1;2 AND 3); [14] INSPECTED STEPS 9-13; [15] ET INSPECTED HOLES IAW 737 NDTM PART 6 51-00-00 PROCEDURE 16; NO CRACKS NOTED.[16] 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 #3 LOWER L/E NOSE SKIN;[30] 100%TEMPORARY AND PERMANENT FASTENERS INSTALLED WITHIN SEALANT SQUEEZE-OUT TIME; IAW SRM 57-42-01-2R-8 REPAIR 8 AND SOPM 20-50-19; [33] INSTALLED THE REPAIR PARTS DOUBLER AND FILLER IAW SRM 57-42-01-2R-8 REPAIR 8 STEP 4L;

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