Service difficulty report · Te Wedge · Boeing 757232

Difficulty date
July 10, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N656DL
Make and model
Boeing 757232
Aircraft serial
24396
Part
Te Wedge
Part number
114N4005158
Condition
Delaminated
Location
Nr 7 Le Slat
Stage of operation
IN
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 ON THE NR 7 SLAT WAS FOUND WITH DELAMINATION 20 INCHES FROM THE INBOARD END OF THE SLAT. THE DAMAGE MEASURED 2 INCHES ACROSS AND EXTENDED .25 INCH FWD OF THE AFT END OF THE PART. THIS DAMAGE WAS REPAIRED PER B757 SRM 51-70-10 AS SPECIFIED IN CHAPTER 57-43-02, FIGURE 201.