Service difficulty report · Panel · Boeing 757223

Difficulty date
October 20, 2009
Submitted
October 27, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N685AA
Make and model
Boeing 757223
Aircraft serial
25342
Aircraft time
54,250 hours, 18,810 cycles
Part
Panel
Condition
Cracked
Location
Le Slat
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 10 SLAT AT FORWARD END OF INBOARD DRIVE TRACK, ADJACENT TO PREVIOUS REPAIR SLAT SKIN, SHOWS CRACK INDICATION. STOP-DRILLED CRACK AND INSTALLED EXTERNAL DOUBLER PER AARD-57-43-00-4.