Service difficulty report · Structure · Boeing 75728A

Difficulty date
November 19, 2000
Submitted
January 19, 2001
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Boeing 75728A
Aircraft time
24,884 hours
Engine
Rroyce RB211535E437
Part
Structure
Part number
114N300252
Condition
Missing
Location
Nr 6 Slat
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
D
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

(CAN) AIRCRAFT IN CLIMB PHASE OF TAKEOFF. CREW REPORTED THAT WHEN THEY MOVED THE FLAP/SLAT HANDLE FROM POSITION 1 TO FULLY RETRACTED THAT A NOISE WAS HEARD. UPON CARRYING OUT A VISUAL INSPECTION, IT WAS OBSERVED THAT A PORTION APPROXIMATELY 800 SQUARE INCHES OF THE TRAILING UPPER EDGE OF #6 SLAT WAS MISSING. THE CAUSE IS NOT YET DETERMINED.

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