Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 757232

Difficulty date
July 19, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N625DL
Make and model
Boeing 757232
Aircraft serial
22915
Part
Skin
Part number
114N300251
Condition
Damaged
Location
Nr 5 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

NR 5 LE SLAT / TE WEDGE REPLACEMENT - FASTENER SUB. DURING ACCOMPLISHMENT OF TE WEDGE REPLACEMENT PER B757 SRM 57-54-02, FIGURE 202, TWO HOLES COMMON TO THE WEDGE AND THE UPPER SKIN WERE ELONGATED. AUTHORIZED USE OF OVERSIZED FASTENERS.