Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC932

Difficulty date
May 9, 2000
Submitted
May 17, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N921L
Make and model
Doug DC932
Aircraft serial
47107
Aircraft time
80,344 hours, 86,616 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Dented
Location
Lt Wing Le
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
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

DURING OP 16 MAINT CHECK ON LT WING, FOUND DENTS IN LEADING EDGE OF NUMBER 3 LEADING EDGE SLAT, DENT LOCATED 13 INCHES I/B FROM O/B END OF SLAT WAS 1 INCH WIDE BY 1 INCH LONG AND 0.050 INCH DEEP, DENT LOCATED 18 INCHES I/B FROM O/B END OF SLAT WAS .75 INCH LONG, 1 INCH WIDE AND 0.040 DEEP, AND DENT LOCATED 26 INCHES O/B FROM I/B END OF SLAT WAS 1 INCH LONG BY 1 INCH WIDE AND 0.040 IN DEEP. ON ALL 3 DENTS, ACCOM HIGH FREQ EDDY CURRENT PER NDT 51-00-03 PART 6 AND NO CRACKS FOUND. REPAIRED DENTS PER SRM 57-03 FIG 14A.

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