Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 72725C

Difficulty date
June 17, 2004
Submitted
July 12, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N948UP
Make and model
Boeing 72725C
Aircraft serial
19357
Aircraft time
62,960 hours, 48,304 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Nr 6 Le 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 6 L/E SLAT UPPER SKIN HAS SCRATCHES 2 OF WHICH ARE SUSPECT CRACKS NR 1 IS 3 INCHES O/B OF ACTUATOR, NR 2 IS 4 INCHES I/B OF ACTUATOR AND FROM PREVIOUS REPAIR CUTOUT. HFEC INSP CARRIED OUT ON THE ABOVE AREAS IAW B727 NDTM PT6 51-00-00 FIG 4. TWO CRACKS CONFIRMED AND ENDS MARKED. SLAT REPLACED IAW MM 27-81-11, 27-81-32 & SRM 51-30-02.

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