Service difficulty report · Slat · Boeing 757223

Difficulty date
August 2, 2010
Submitted
August 11, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N640A
Make and model
Boeing 757223
Aircraft serial
24598
Aircraft time
61,398 hours, 21,701 cycles
Part
Slat
Condition
Damaged
Location
Wing
Stage of operation
UK
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 BLIND FASTENER AT RIB WHERE A PREVIOUS BLEND-OUT WAS ACCOMPLISHED. CUT OUT DAMAGED AREA AND INSTALLED REPAIR PER AARD 57-43-00-1 PAGE TWO.