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Flight crew reported that a passenger in business class on their B777 aircraft noticed damage; dents and delamination of the right wing upper surface behind the inboard slat; after slat retraction. Aircraft returned to departure airport when maintenance could not guarantee the damaged area would not continue to tear or peel back.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1265956 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201505 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZZ.ARTCC |
| State Reference | FO |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B777 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Wing Leading Edge |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | First Officer Pilot Not Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 250 Flight Crew Total 23000 |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying Captain |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 250 Flight Crew Total 22000 Flight Crew Type 4500 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe |
Narrative:
Passenger found delamination; damage and dent to the area behind the slat on the top part of wing. Maintenance could not guarantee that area would not continue to tear or peel back. Satcom voice also inoperative.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Flight crew reported that a passenger in business class on their B777 aircraft noticed damage; dents and delamination of the right wing upper surface behind the inboard slat; after slat retraction. Aircraft returned to departure airport when Maintenance could not guarantee the damaged area would not continue to tear or peel back.
Narrative: Passenger found delamination; damage and dent to the area behind the slat on the top part of wing. Maintenance could not guarantee that area would not continue to tear or peel back. Satcom voice also inoperative.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.