Service difficulty report · Slat · Boeing 767332

Difficulty date
January 25, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N172DN
Make and model
Boeing 767332
Aircraft serial
24775
Part
Slat
Part number
114T310022A
Condition
Damaged
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

THE NR 7 SLAT TRAILING EDGE WEDGE LOWER SKIN WAS FOUND WITH A HOLE. THE HOLE IS .5 INCH IN DIAMETER AND IS LOCATED 42 INCHES INBOARD FROM THE OUTBOARD EDGE AND 4 INCHES FOWARD OF THE AFT EDGE. THE TRAILING EDGE WEDGE IS MANUFACTURED WITH 0.016 5052-H38 FACE SHEETS WITH A METALLIC HONEYCOMB CORE PER BMS 4-6, TYPE 4.1-25. ACCOMPLISHED REPAIRS PER DL ERA 273086-14AD.