Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 73779P

Difficulty date
May 30, 2024
Submitted
July 26, 2024
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N7833A
Make and model
Boeing 73779P
Aircraft serial
30036
Aircraft time
59,926 hours, 38,893 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Zone 600
Component
Slat · Boeing
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

DID UPPER R/H WING POST DOCK AND FOUND R/H LEADING EDGE #5 SLAT CRACK. CRACK IS 0.800 IN LENGTH LATERALLY. CRACK IS AT #5 SLAT STATION 89.69 (17.75 FROM TRAILING EDGE AND 62.50 FROM INBOARD EDGE).<[01] INSTALLED #5 SLAT WITH INBD AND OUTBD MAIN TRACKS AND SLAT ACTUATOR BOLT PER 27-81-21;[02] INSPECTED INSTALL OF #5 SLAT WITH INBD AND OUTBD MAIN TRACKS AND SLAT ACTUATOR BOLT PER 27-81-21;[03] REMOVED AND REPLACED #5 SLAT PER AMM 27-81 21.

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