Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737*

Difficulty date
December 16, 2021
Submitted
February 7, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N454WN
Make and model
Boeing 737*
Aircraft serial
29851
Aircraft time
59,747 hours, 35,307 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

R/WING #6 SLAT NOSE EXTERNAL SKIN AT ACTUATOR RIB HAS EVIDENCE OF CRACKS AT 5 EACH FASTENERS SLAT STATION 202.45 ; / [01] REMOVED FASTENER 5 EA AT RIGHT WING #6 SLAT NOSE EXTERNAL SKIN AT ACTUATOR RIB AS PER REF B737-700 SRM 51-40-02-0G-0; [02] VERIFIED STEP 1.; [03] PERFORMED HFEC INSP ON RIGHT WING #6 SLAT NOSE EXTERNAL SKIN AT ACTUATOR RIB CRACKS NOTED ON 2EA FASTENERS CRACK LENGTH 0.250' ON FASTENER 57' FROM OUTBD EDGE AND OTHER FASTENER 2EA CRACKS LENGTH 0.250' EACH; 58' FROM OUTBD EDGE OF SLAT IAW B737 NDT P6 51-00-00 PROC.23<BR>TOOL USED : NORTEC 600 B/C 172389 07/22;[15] FABRICATED FILLER [2] AND REPAIR DOUBLER [1] PER B-737-700 SRM. 57-42-01-2R-8 FIGURE 202 ALTERNATIVE 1; MAT. USED. 7075-T6.063' PO# 1742711[FILLER] AND 7075-T6.071' PO#1746529.; [18] TREATED AND PRIMED FABRICATED FILLER [2]; REPAIR DOUBLER [1] AND SURFACE OF THE REPAIR AREA AS PER REF B737-700 AMM 51-21-41-370-801 AND AMM51-21-72-370-804.; [19] VERIFIED STEP 18. OK TO INSTALL REPAIR PARTS.; [ [22] VERIFIED STEPS 20 AND 21.; [23] STARTING REPAIR PARTS INSTALLATION AT R/WING #6 SLAT NOSE EXTERNAL SKIN AT ACTUATOR RIB AS PER REF B737-700 SRM 57-42-01-2R-8 FIGURE 202 ALTERNATIVE 1; [24] INSTALLED REPAIR PART AT RIGHT WING SLAT #6 NOSE EXTERNAL SKIN AT ACTUATOR RIB AS PER REF B737-700 SRM 57-42-01-2R-8 FIGURE 202 ALTERNATIVE 1;