Service difficulty report · Skin · Amd FALCON50MYST

Difficulty date
September 5, 2024
Submitted
September 9, 2024
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N880TD
Make and model
Amd FALCON50MYST
Aircraft serial
014
Aircraft time
12,365 hours, 8,516 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Dented
Location
Zone 500
Part time
12,365 hours, 8,516 cycles
Component
Slat
Component part number
FGFB134A1
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
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

DENT ON LEFT LEADING EDGE FOUND ON POST FLIGHT BY PILOTS. PILOTS BELIEVE IT WAS CAUSED BY FOD ON THE RUNWAY OR TAXIWAY AT KGNV BUT DID NOT WITNESS THE EVENT AND ONLY NOTICED THE DAMAGE DURING POST FLIGHT. DAMAGE HAS ORANGE AND WHITE PAINT TRANSFER INDICATING POSSIBLE CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT AND KGNV HAS CURRENT CONSTRUCTION BE PERFORMED AROUND THE TAXIWAYS. A PHYSICAL INSPECTION OF THE AIRPORT WITH AIRPORT PERSONNEL COULD NOT FIND ANY DAMAGED CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT OR POSSIBLE FOD THAT COULD HAVE CAUSED THIS DAMAGED. A INSURANCE CLAIM WILL BE FILED AND THE LEFT LEADING EDGE SLAT WILL BE REPLACED.