What was found
NUMBER 4 LEADING EDGE SLAT HAS A TEAR IN THE TRAILING EDGE, IN SAME AREA OF YELLOW LIFE RAFT BRACKET ON TOP OF LEFT WING. HOT BONDED CORE AND DOUBLERS PER SRM 51-70-10.
- Difficulty date
- September 28, 2011
- Submitted
- October 3, 2011
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N640A
- Make and model
- Boeing 757223
- Aircraft serial
- 24598
- Aircraft time
- 64,696 hours, 22,895 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5754 · Leading Edge Devices
- Part
- Slat
- Condition
- Damaged
- Location
- Nr 4
- 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.