Service difficulty report · Wedge · Boeing 757223

Difficulty date
April 11, 2011
Submitted
April 13, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N607AM
Make and model
Boeing 757223
Aircraft serial
27058
Aircraft time
48,252 hours, 16,348 cycles
Part
Wedge
Condition
Dented
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 6 SLAT HAS DENT ON WEDGE AREA APPROXIMATELY 5 INCHES LONG BY 1 INCH WIDE APPROXIMATELY 48 INCHES FROM OUTBOARD END AND 3 INCHES FROM SLAT SKIN. REMOVED DAMAGED AREA REMOVED CORE. INSTALLED NEW CORE AND EXTERNAL DOUBLER PER SRM 51-70-10-2R.