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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Boeing 757-223 · San Juan, Puerto Rico · April 8, 1997

Date
April 8, 1997 · 10:07 local
Place
San Juan, Puerto Rico
Airport
Luis Munoz Marin International
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
AALA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N697AN
Reported as
Boeing 757223
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Narrative: upon taxi #10 slat (leading edge) struck tree line along taxi way and suffered wrinkle damage of 2 x 1 1/4" x 1/8" dimension. Also broke off 2X1 inch section of rear filler section. Accomplished dye penetrant inspection and applied speed tape to leading edge.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: UPON TAXI #10 SLAT (LEADING EDGE) STRUCK TREE LINE ALONG TAXI WAY AND SUFFERED WRINKLE DAMAGE OF 2 X 1 1/4" X 1/8" DIMENSION. ALSO BROKE OFF 2X1 INCH SECTION OF REAR FILLER SECTION. ACCOMPLISHED DYE PENETRANT INSPECTION AND APPLIED SPEED TAPE TO LEADING EDGE.