Service difficulty report · Slat · Boeing 73779P

Difficulty date
September 6, 2023
Submitted
October 17, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N7833A
Make and model
Boeing 73779P
Aircraft serial
30036
Aircraft time
57,956 hours, 37,763 cycles
Part
Slat
Part number
UNKNOWN
Condition
Pulled
Location
Zn 500 Left 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

LEFT WING # 3 SLAT ACTUATOR LOWER SURFACE OF L/E HAS SIX FASTENERS PULLED IN.<[01] CUT DAMAGED AND FABRICATE REPAIR PARTS DOUBLER AND FILLER. EVALAUTED SURFACE ROUGHNESS ON CUT EDGES FOUND SMOOTHER THAN 63 MICROINCHES RA. AND FOUND SMOOTHER THAN 125 MICROINCHES ON SURFACE OF THE REPAIR PARTS AS PER B737-700 SRM 51-20-13-0G-0; SRM 57-42-01-2R-8. TOOL USED B/C 172329; NO CALIBRATION DUE DATE. INSTALLED NEW FASTENERS ON REPAIR PARTS AT NOSE SKIN LEFT WING LEADING EDGE SLAT #3 AS PER B737-700 SRM 57-42-01-2R-8; SRM 51-40-02-0G-0.;[02] FINAL INSPECTION; VERIFIED STEP #1. #3 SLAT L/E REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED.

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