Service difficulty report · Slat · Boeing 777*

Difficulty date
January 23, 2008
Submitted
January 28, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N746AM
Make and model
Boeing 777*
Aircraft serial
32719
Aircraft time
8,217 hours, 1,000 cycles
Part
Slat
Part number
114W411029
Condition
Damaged
Location
Wing
Part time
8,217 hours, 1,000 cycles
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
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

DURING TAXING, AC HIT WITH LT SLAT NR 1 ON THE LT WING OF THE AIRCRAFT REGISTRATION N774AM. DETAILED INSPECTION WAS PERFORMED ON LT WING TIP DETECTING A STRUCTURAL DAMAGE ON SLAT NR 1 OF 17 INCHES LENGTH AND 11 INCHES WIDTH, OUT OF LIMITS, LOCATED BETWEEN STATIONS WS1375 AND WS1408; ADDITIONALLY, THE AERODYNAMIC SEAL OF LT SLAT NR 1 LEADING EDGE WAS FOUND CRACKED. MAINT REPLACED THE OB LEADING EDGE SLAT NR 1 AND SEAL-END IAW MM 27-81-15. RII INSPECTION WAS PERFORMED, ALL CORRECT.