Service difficulty report · Wedge · Boeing 757232

Difficulty date
September 11, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N625DL
Make and model
Boeing 757232
Aircraft serial
22915
Part
Wedge
Part number
114N3002
Condition
Dented
Location
Nr 6 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 NR 6 L/E SLAT WAS PUNCTURED ON ITS UPPER SURFACE, 16 OB FROM THE IB EDGE, AND 3 FWD OF THE TE. THE TE WEDGE IS MF FROM ALUMINUM HONEYCOMB WITH ALUMINUM FACESHEETS. THE TE WEDGE IS THE SUBJECT OF TWO AD'S, THEREFORE THIS ER/A WILL AUTHORIZE REPAIR.