Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 757223

Difficulty date
December 2, 2009
Submitted
January 13, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N629AA
Make and model
Boeing 757223
Aircraft serial
24587
Aircraft time
60,834 hours, 21,664 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Corroded
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 2 LEFT OUTBOARD SLAT HAS CORROSION AT FASTENER 20 INCHES FROM OUTBOARD END ON UPPER SKIN. REMOVED DAMAGED SKIN AND INSTALLED DOUBLER PER SRM 57-43-00-1.