Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 757232

Difficulty date
August 15, 2000
Submitted
August 22, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N601DL
Make and model
Boeing 757232
Aircraft serial
22808
Aircraft time
50,868 hours, 28,257 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Damaged
Location
Nr 7 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

THE TRAILING EDGE WEDGE OF THE NR 7 SLAT WAS MODIFIED PER EO 6-59305-AD. ADDITIONAL DAMAGE TO THE SLAT WAS FOUND RESULTING IN THE REMOVAL OF SEVERAL FASTENERS THAT ATTACH THE T/E WEDGE TO THE SLAT INNER SURFACE. SEVERAL HOLES WERE OVERSIZED. REPAIRED PER ER/A 387806-14AD.