What was found
RIGHT INBD DROOP NOSE DAMAGED. REPAIRED REF: A350 - ASR - A350-A-57-44-63-01001-664A-A - SLAT 1 INBOARD (DROOP NOSE) - DROOP NOSE - NOSE SKIN BETWEEN RIBS - PERMANENT REPAIR (CATEGORY A PERM REPAIR) (1763331) AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED.
- Difficulty date
- August 18, 2026
- Submitted
- August 19, 2026
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N515DN
- Make and model
- Airbus A350941
- Aircraft serial
- 0404
- Aircraft time
- 27,993 hours, 2,558 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5754 · Leading Edge Devices
- Part
- Skin
- Condition
- Damaged
- Location
- Nr 1 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.