Service difficulty report · Attach Angle · Boeing 7572T7

Difficulty date
October 9, 2019
Submitted
October 10, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N936FD
Make and model
Boeing 7572T7
Aircraft serial
23293
Aircraft time
91,441 hours, 34,128 cycles
Part
Attach Angle
Condition
Corroded
Location
Rt Wing Slat
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
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

RIGHT WING NR 9 SLAT LOWER T/E WEDGE ATTACH ANGLE IS CORRODED AND THE T/E WEDGE WAS BULGING WITH FASTENERS PULLING THROUGH AT THREE LOCATIONS. REPLACED THE SLAT.

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