Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737*

Difficulty date
January 27, 2022
Submitted
March 22, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N216WR
Make and model
Boeing 737*
Aircraft serial
32488
Aircraft time
52,760 hours, 31,347 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 ON R/H WING L/E SLAT NOSE SKIN LOWER SURFACE AT #8 SLAT STATION 451.97.(MARKED) / [01] REQUEST NDT VERIFICATION CRACK CONDITION EXIST[14] INSTALLED COUNTERSINK FILLERS IN SLAT NOSE SKIN IAW SRM 57-42-01-2R-8 PARA. 4. OK TO INSTALL REPAIR PARTS.;[15] INSPECTED ACTION 14 OK TO INSTALL;[16] INSTALLED REPAIR PARTS ON SLAT SKIN IAW SRM 57-42-01-2R-8 PARA. 4. AND FIG. 202.;[17] OK TO INSTALL COVE PANELS 625CB; 625DAB; 625DBB; 625EB.;[18] VERIFIED CORRECTIVE ACTION STEP 16.;[19] VERIFIED OK TO CLOSE COVE PANELS 625CB; 625DAB; 625DBB; 625EB.;[20] INSTALLED PANELS 625CB; 625DAB; 625DBB; 625EB AND SLAT FLEX SKIN. APPLIED FILLET SEAL TO REPAIR AND FLEX SKIN. WORK DONE IAW SRM 57-42-01-2R-8 PARA. 4. AND FIG. 202.;[21] VERIFIED CORRECTIVE ACTION STEP 20.