Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 7472D7B

Difficulty date
November 15, 2006
Submitted
November 27, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N528MC
Make and model
Boeing 7472D7B
Aircraft serial
22472
Aircraft time
78,406 hours, 15,606 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Punctured
Location
Slats
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

NR 21 LEADING EDGE DEVICE FOLDING NOSE FOUND DAMAGED ON ARRIVAL. NOSE HINGE ARM FOUND BROKEN AND SKIN PUNCTURED. UNABLE TO CONCLUSIVELY DETERMINE THE REASON FOR THE FAILURE AND SUBSEQUENT DAMAGE. REPLACED NR 21 LEADING EDGE DEVICE ASSY.

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