Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 757232

Difficulty date
January 22, 2020
Submitted
January 27, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N673DL
Make and model
Boeing 757232
Aircraft serial
25978
Aircraft time
85,957 hours, 39,014 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Debonded
Location
Nr 9 Slat Te
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

THE NR 9 SLAT T/E WEDGE UPPER SURFACE OTBD SIDE HAD AN INDICATION OF SKIN TO CORE DEBONDING. REMOVED THE DEBONDED SKIN. ACCOMPLISHED A PERMANENT METAL BOND REPAIR. NDT ACCOMPLISHED POST REPAIR, INSPECTED IAW SB 757-57-0066 WITH NO INDICATIONS OF DEFECTS NOTED.