Service difficulty report · Wedge · Boeing 757232

Difficulty date
June 5, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N612DL
Make and model
Boeing 757232
Aircraft serial
22819
Part
Wedge
Part number
114N4005178A
Condition
Delamination
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

DELAMINATION WAS FOUND ON THE LEADING EDGE OF THE TRAILING EDGE WEDGE ON THE NR 7 SLAT. THE DAMAGE MEASURED 24 INCHES LONG AND IS LOCATED 6 INCHES FROM THE OUTBOARD EDGE OF THE SLAT AND .75 INCH FROM THE LEADING EDGE. BECAUSE THE LEADING EDGE SLATS ARE THE SUBJECT OF AN AD, THIS WILL GIVE INSTRUCTIONS TO REPAIR THE DAMAGE. REPAIR THE NR 7 SLAT TRAILING EDGE WEDGE PER B757 SRM 51-70-10, FIG 11.