Service difficulty report · Wedge · Boeing 757223

Difficulty date
September 28, 2010
Submitted
December 13, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N601AN
Make and model
Boeing 757223
Aircraft serial
27052
Aircraft time
50,010 hours, 16,988 cycles
Part
Wedge
Condition
Damaged
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 7 SLAT DENT AT TRAILING EDGE OF WEDGE UPPER SIDE 20 INCHES OUTBOARD OF INBOARD END. REMOVED DAMAGED AREA ON TRAILING EDGE WEDGE. HOT BONDED NEW CORE AND DOUBLER ON TRAILING EDGE WEDGE.