Service difficulty report · Structure · Boeing 757351

Difficulty date
December 21, 2013
Submitted
January 21, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N581NW
Make and model
Boeing 757351
Aircraft serial
32982
Aircraft time
40,913 hours, 13,773 cycles
Part
Structure
Condition
Damaged
Location
Lt Wing Slat
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
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

LT WING FIXED L/E STRUCTURES HAS CRACKED ON WS 425.5 BETWEEN NR 3 SLAT AND NR 4 SLATS. REPAIRED DISCREPANT AREA ON THE LT WING FIXED L/E WS 425.5, BETWEEN NR 3 AND NR 4 SLATS IAW SRM 51-70-17, ASSOCIATED ER/A 14-521535.