Service difficulty report · Structure · Boeing 7377H4

Difficulty date
March 9, 2025
Submitted
March 10, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N238WN
Make and model
Boeing 7377H4
Aircraft serial
34713
Aircraft time
61,834 hours, 37,103 cycles
Part
Structure
Condition
Cracked
Location
Zone 600 Slat
Stage of operation
CL
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

BIRD STRIKE ON CLIMBOUT. NOTED NO ABNORMAL SMELL IN COCKPIT.AS CLIMB CONTINUED; EGT ON #1 ENGINE CONTINUED TO RISE PAST 860 LARGE EGT SPLIT WITH OTHER ENGINE (+60 DIFF).RETURNED TO FLL THIS WAS AN AIR RETURN TO FLL UNABLE TO UPDATE RESULTING EVENTS DUE TO ERROR MESSAGE: AN UNEXPECTED ERROR OCCURRED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO RETRIEVE PREVIOUSLY REGISTERED SESSION DATA.<[01] ACCOMPLISHED CONDITIONAL INSPECTION AS PER REF AMM 05-51-18. CLEANED EVIDENCE OF BIRD STRIKE AT #5 SLAT ; FOUND #5 SLAT DENTED AND CRACKED DUE TO BIRD STRIKE.;[02] R/H WING SLAT #5 WITH DENT AT WS 320.5 -3 INCHES. MEASURING APROX 14.5 LONG 4 INCHES WIDE AND .484 DEEP.A/Y RATIO EQUALS 8.2.FOUND TO BE OUT OF LIMITES AS PER REF SRM 57-42-01-1A-1 FIGURE 105;[03] PER MOC VERIFIED ENGINE PARAMETERS TO BE NORMAL;[04] C/W

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