Service difficulty report · Slat · Boeing 757223

Difficulty date
October 13, 2009
Submitted
October 26, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N636AM
Make and model
Boeing 757223
Aircraft serial
24594
Aircraft time
58,905 hours, 21,221 cycles
Part
Slat
Condition
Cracked
Location
Wing
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

NUMBER 7 SLAT HAS A CRACK AROUND A FASTENER MID-SPAN. REMOVED DAMAGED AREA AND INSTALLED FLUSH-DOUBLER PER SRM-57-43-01.