Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 72725C

Difficulty date
July 16, 2003
Submitted
July 23, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N946UP
Make and model
Boeing 72725C
Aircraft serial
19721
Aircraft time
61,500 hours, 45,589 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Nr 3 Slat
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

INSPECTION TYPE: C, NR 3 SLAT OUTER SKIN CRACKED ADJACENT TO I/B HOOK ATTACH POINT. HFEC INSP CARRIED OUT AT THE ABOVE AREA IAW B727 NDTM PT 6 51-00-00. RESULT CRACK CONFIRMED & END MARKED. REPAIR CARRIED OUT IAW SRM 51-10-1, 57-50-3 & 51-30-3.

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