What was found
CRACK IN COVE SKIN 29 INCHES FROM END OF NUMBER 9 SLAT. STOPPED DRILLED END OF CRACK. HFEC SURFACE SCAN CONFIRMS CRACK TERMINATION AT STOP DRILL. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED REPAIR PER AARD 57-43-00-4.
- Difficulty date
- July 10, 2011
- Submitted
- July 14, 2011
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N658AA
- Make and model
- Boeing 757223
- Aircraft serial
- 24616
- Aircraft time
- 62,170 hours, 21,410 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5754 · Leading Edge Devices
- Part
- Skin
- Condition
- Cracked
- 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.