Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 73776Q

Difficulty date
April 3, 2009
Submitted
April 10, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N850AM
Make and model
Boeing 73776Q
Aircraft serial
33792
Aircraft time
16,676 hours, 8,855 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Damaged
Location
Nr 6 Slat
Part time
16,550 hours, 8,212 cycles
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
C
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

DURING TAKEOFF, A BIRD STRIKE WAS DETECTED IN THE RT WING. THE ACFT WAS SENT TO THE HANGAR AND MX PERFORMED THE BIRD STRIKE INSPECTION IAW AMM 05-51-00 AND A DAMAGE OF 22X6X3 INCHES ON SLAT NR 6 AT L/E SKIN WAS FOUND OUT OF LIMIT. THE L/E SLAT NR 6 WAS REPLACED AND TESTED IAW AMM 27-81-21, 27-81-00 TASK 860-804, ALL CORRECT.

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