Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 72731C

Difficulty date
February 7, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N927UP
Make and model
Boeing 72731C
Aircraft serial
19232
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Nr 5 Le Slat
Stage of operation
IN
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-D, OUTER SKIN ON LOWER SURFACE OF NR 5 SLAT OUTBOARD END CRACKED APPROX 6 CM. HFEC INSPECTED PER NDT PT6 51-00-00 FIG 4, CRACK CONTAINED BY FASTENER HOLE AND STOP DRILL HOLE. REPAIR CARRIED OUT PER SRM 57-30-3 FIG 1.

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