Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 757251

Difficulty date
September 8, 2009
Submitted
March 29, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N552NW
Make and model
Boeing 757251
Aircraft serial
26499
Aircraft time
23,938 hours, 9,052 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Damaged
Location
Lt Wing
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
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

DURING GROUND OPERATIONS DAMAGE OCCURRED TO LEFT LOWER WING PLANK AT WS 660-WS 703. DAMAGE RUNS FROM AILERON THROUGH LOWER FUEL PANEL TO LEADING EDGE SLAT DIAGONALLY. REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED PER ERA 479692-14. NUMBER 2 SLAT REPLACED PER AMM 27-81-02 AND LT AILERON REPLACED PER AMM 27-11-21. THE AIRCRAFT HAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.