Service difficulty report · Wedge · Boeing 757223

Difficulty date
February 21, 2010
Submitted
October 15, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N683A
Make and model
Boeing 757223
Aircraft serial
25340
Aircraft time
56,323 hours, 19,675 cycles
Part
Wedge
Condition
Delaminated
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

LEFT WING, NUMBER 3 SLAT WEDGE, TOP INBOARD END, 1.5 INCHES DIAMETER DELAMINATION, MARKED. CUT OUT DISBONDED AREA AND DAMAGED CORE. HOT-BONDED NEW CORE TO WEDGE PER SRM 51-70-10-2R. INSTALLED DOUBLER PER SRM 51-70-10-2R.