# Incident 20090821018429I: Boeing 757223, Los Angeles, CA, August 21, 2009

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 21, 2009, 16:46 local time
- Place: Los Angeles, CA
- Airport: Los Angeles International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: AALA
- Location: 33.9425° N, 118.4080° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LOS ANGELES INTL (LAX), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9425&lon=-118.4080&mi=10
- Aircraft: N663AM (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 757223
- Reported engine: RROYCE RB211*
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090821018429I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

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.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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