Service difficulty report · Unknown · Airbus A330223

Difficulty date
July 15, 2023
Submitted
July 17, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N853NW
Make and model
Airbus A330223
Aircraft serial
0618
Aircraft time
74,161 hours, 9,638 cycles
Part
Unknown
Part number
UNKNOWN
Condition
Unknown
Location
Unknown
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
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

SHIP 3353 WHILE EXECUTION OF INSPECTIONS IN THE LH LEADING EDGE, SEVERAL DENTS (17 INSTANCES) WERE FOUND IN THE UPPER SKIN OF THE TRAILING EDGE, IN SLAT #1, LH WING. DENTS WERE EVALUATED PER A330 SRM 57-40-00-283-001; HOWEVER, THE SITUATION WAS FOUND OUT OF LIMITS DUE TO THE MINIMUM DISTANCE OF 150MM/5.91" BETWEEN TWO DENTS WAS NOT FULFILLED. CORRECTIVE ACTION: PERFORMED REPAIR INSTRUCTIONS ON EXTERNAL SKIN SLAT 1 LOC. ON LH WING AS PER ER/A# 609870-14. (2866565)

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