Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737

Difficulty date
December 17, 2021
Submitted
April 26, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N791SW
Make and model
Boeing 737
Aircraft serial
27886
Aircraft time
67,914 hours, 39,947 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
L/H Wing
Stage of operation
IN
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

SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION: L/WING #2 SLAT NOSE SKIN LOWER SURFACE AT ACTUATOR RIB AREA HAS EVIDENCE OF CRACK AROUND 1 EA FASTENER. SLAT STATION 322.71 ; / [01] REMOVED ACCESS PANEL 524DB AS PER B737-700 SRM 51-40-02-0G-0.;[11] FABRICATED FILLER RAPAIR MATERIAL USED 7075-T6 0.071' PO#1746529; DOUBLER REPAIR MATERIAL USED 7075-T6 0.063 PO#1741903 REF B737-7 SRM 57-42-01-2R-8 STEP 4.E TABLE 202 FIG.202 [23] INSTALLED 100% FASTENERS AT LT WING #2 SLAT NOSE SKIN LOWER SURFACE ACTUATOR RIB REPAIR REF B737-7 SRM 57-42-01-2R-8 STEP 4.L; [24] REINSTALLED FLEX SEAL AT LT WING #2 SLAT REF B737-7 SRM 57-42-01-2R-8 STEP 4.M; [25] VERIFIED STEP 23 AND 24; [26] OK TO RE-INSTALL ACCESS PANELS 524CB & 524EB; [27] OK TO RE INSTALL ACCESS PANEL 524DB; [28] REINSTALLED ACCESS PANELS # 524CB;524EB & 524DB AT LT WING SLAT #2 REF B737-7 SRM 51-40-02-0G-0 AND 57-42-01-2R-8 STEP 4.R; [29] VERIFIED STEP 28; [30] PERFORMED AERODINAMIC SMOOTHNESS FILLER SEAL AT LT WING #2 SLAT LOWER SKIN REPAIR REF B737-7 SRM 57-42-01-02R-8 STEP 4.O; [31] ACCOMPLISHED LT WING #2 SLAT NOSE SKIN LOWER SURFACE ACTUATOR RIB REPAIR MATERIAL USED (FILLER). 7075-T6 0.063'( DOUBLER REPAIR) 7075-T6 0.071' REF B737-7 SRM 57-42-01-2R-8 STEP 4. TABLE 202 FIG 202; [32] VERIFIED STEPS 30 AND 31