33.9425° N, 118.4080° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at LOS ANGELES INTL (LAX), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
August 21, 2009 · 16:46 local
Place
Los Angeles, CA
Airport
Los Angeles International
Phase of flight
Climb
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
AALA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N663AM
Reported as
Boeing 757223
Reported engine
Rolls-Royce RB211*
Pilot’s flight hours
0 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days
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.
During climb-out from san diego, CA, the rt inboard (#6) leading edge slat's upper wedge fairing delaminated and came apart. This fairing consists of composite material with a honey comb filler. The aircraft diverted to lax and landed without further incident. Reference block #20 on first page: there were no injuries reported.
As the FAA filed it
DURING CLIMB-OUT FROM SAN DIEGO, CA, THE RT INBOARD (#6) LEADING EDGE SLAT'S UPPER WEDGE FAIRING DELAMINATED AND CAME APART. THIS FAIRING CONSISTS OF COMPOSITE MATERIAL WITH A HONEY COMB FILLER. THE AIRCRAFT DIVERTED TO LAX AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. REFERENCE BLOCK #20 ON FIRST PAGE: THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED.