Service difficulty report · Wedge · Boeing 757224

Difficulty date
February 24, 2017
Submitted
February 25, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N14107
Make and model
Boeing 757224
Aircraft serial
27297
Aircraft time
87,279 hours, 20,919 cycles
Part
Wedge
Part number
114N3002127
Part serial
1775
Condition
Cracked
Location
Le Slat
Part time
87,278 hours, 20,919 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

DURING CRUISE PASSENGER REPORTED SEEING A GAP BETWEEN LEFT INBOARD SLAT AND WING. EMERGENCY DECLARED. INSPECTED LEFT INBOARD SLAT AND FOUND NR 5 SLAT TRAILING EDGE WEDGE BULGING WITH APPROX 4 INCH CRACK AT CENTER OF WEDGE. REMOVED AND REPLACED LEFT WING MOST INBD LEADING EDGE SLAT IAW AMM 27-81-01-424-019.