Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 7377Q8

Difficulty date
December 10, 2021
Submitted
February 2, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N7864B
Make and model
Boeing 7377Q8
Aircraft serial
30638
Aircraft time
57,729 hours, 38,472 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
R/H Wing
Stage of operation
UK
How discovered
9
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

CRACK AROUND THE FASTENER AT NO.7 SLAT LOWER SURFACE OF THE L/E SLAT NOSE SKIN AT ACTUATOR RIBS. REMOVED PANELS 624CB; 624DB; 624EB AND FLEX SKIN AT SLAT #7 IAW SRM 51-40-02. FABRICATED REPAIR PARTS (1) DOUBLER; AND (2) FILLERS, AND APPLIED CHEMICAL CONVERSION COATING IAW SRM 57-42-01-2R-8 OK TO PRIME. PRIMED REPAIR PARTS, COMMON AREA AND INSTALLED COUNTERSINK REPAIR WASHERS IAW SRM 57-42-01-2R- 8. INSTALLED REPAIR PARTS AT NR 7 SLAT LOWER SURFACE OF THE L/E SLAT NOSE SKIN AT ACTUATOR RIBS IAW SRM 57-42-01-2R- 8 OK TO CLOSE PANELS 624CB; 624DB; 624EB AND FLEX SKIN.

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