Service difficulty report · Wedge · Boeing 757232

Difficulty date
June 9, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N672DL
Make and model
Boeing 757232
Aircraft serial
25977
Part
Wedge
Part number
114N4003184A
Condition
Dented
Location
Nr 9 Le Slat Te
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

A DENT WAS FOUND ON THE NR 9 SLAT TRAILING EDGE WEDGE. THE DENT WAS APPROXIMATELY 3 DIAMETER AND 0.150 DEEP. IT WAS LOCATED 5 FWD FROM THE TRAILING EDGE AND 6 INBOARD FROM THE OUTBOARD END. BECAUSE THE LEADING EDGE SLATS ARE THE SUBJECT OF AD 90-23-06 AND T91-22-51, THE DENT WAS REPAIRED PER B757 SRM 51-70-10, FIGURE 11.