Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 757231

Difficulty date
December 20, 2016
Submitted
January 23, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N721TW
Make and model
Boeing 757231
Aircraft serial
29954
Aircraft time
63,098 hours, 17,383 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Dented
Location
Lt Wing Slat
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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

LEFT WING NR 5 SLAT, DENTED ON TRAILING UPPER EDGE, NEAR INBD SECTION OF SLAT. REMOVED DAMAGE AND ACCOMPLISHED PERMANENT REPAIR IAW SRM 57-43-02, REPAIR 1, FIG 201, SRM 51-70-10, REPAIR 3, AND SRM 51-70-10.