What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) A/c was departing las and during climb at 280 KTS after leaving FL250 the a/c encountered a/f vibrations. The a/c requested return to las and during descent at 180 KTS the a/c had a hard roll to the left with increased vibration. The a/c was safely landed at las using a higher than normal approach speed. Inspection revealed the left outboard leading edge slat trailing edge damaged with a 20 inch section approx 3 ft from the outbd wing tip gent fwd at a 90 degree angle with the slat. Additionally the wing closeout panel that the slat rides on was also bent backward at a 60 degree + angle. Damage appeard to be the result of the trailing edge of the slat contacting the wing closeout panel and restricting retraction of the slat. The apparent cause of the contact/binding is unknown at this time.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) A/C WAS DEPARTING LAS AND DURING CLIMB AT 280 KTS AFTER LEAVING FL250 THE A/C ENCOUNTERED A/F VIBRATIONS. THE A/C REQUESTED RETURN TO LAS AND DURING DESCENT AT 180 KTS THE A/C HAD A HARD ROLL TO THE LEFT WITH INCREASED VIBRATION. THE A/C WAS SAFELY LANDED AT LAS USING A HIGHER THAN NORMAL APPROACH SPEED. INSPECTION REVEALED THE LEFT OUTBOARD LEADING EDGE SLAT TRAILING EDGE DAMAGED WITH A 20 INCH SECTION APPROX 3 FT FROM THE OUTBD WING TIP GENT FWD AT A 90 DEGREE ANGLE WITH THE SLAT. ADDITIONALLY THE WING CLOSEOUT PANEL THAT THE SLAT RIDES ON WAS ALSO BENT BACKWARD AT A 60 DEGREE + ANGLE. DAMAGE APPEARD TO BE THE RESULT OF THE TRAILING EDGE OF THE SLAT CONTACTING THE WING CLOSEOUT PANEL AND RESTRICTING RETRACTION OF THE SLAT. THE APPARENT CAUSE OF THE CONTACT/BINDING IS UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME.