Service difficulty report · Wedge · Boeing 757232

Difficulty date
April 11, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N627DL
Make and model
Boeing 757232
Aircraft serial
22917
Part
Wedge
Part number
114N4002138
Condition
Damaged
Location
Nr 10 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

AD 90-23-06: NR 10 LE SLAT TE WEDGE REPLACEMENT, FASTENER SUBSTITUTION. DURING REPLACEMENT OF THE TE WEDGE PER EO 6-71653-3AD AND SRM 57-43-02, FIGURE 202 (REF SB 757-57A0038). SEVERAL EXISTING COVE SKIN-TO-WEDGE ATTACH FASTENERS WERE CSK FOR TENSION HEAD HI-LOCKS. REQUIRED FASTENERS ARE SHEAR HEAD FLUSH FASTENERS. AUTHORIZED USE OF TENSION HEAD HI-LOCKS IN EXISTING OVER-CSK HOLES.