Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 767338

Difficulty date
December 29, 2020
Submitted
December 30, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N362CM
Make and model
Boeing 767338
Aircraft serial
24316
Aircraft time
108,756 hours, 31,582 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Dented
Location
Lt Wing Slat
Part time
1,903 cycles
Component
Slat · Boeing
Component part number
015T1507143
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

NR 1 SLAT DAMAGED BY BOARDING STAND ON TAXI OUT. DAMAGE WAS OBSERVED BY GROUND CREW. THEY CALLED MANAGEMENT AND MANAGEMENT NOTIFIED TOWER. TOWER NOTIFIED FLIGHT CREW AND THE CREW PERFORMED AIR TURN BACK INTO CVG. MAINTENANCE OBSERVED DAMAGE TO NR 1 SLAT AND SLAT FAIRING PANELS. THE AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED. MAINTENANCE REPLACED NR 1 SLAT, IAW AMM 27-81-02 AND THE SLAT FAIRINGS WERE REPAIRED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.