An air carrier mechanic found a cut in a leading edge slat while the aircraft was at the gate.

Attributes
ACN	249343
Time
Date	199308
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dtw
State Reference	MI
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dawn
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 4000 flight time type : 2000
ASRS Report	249343
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

At gate during preflight ground worker advised crew that there was an 8 inch cut in leading edge slat on right wing.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN ACR MECH FOUND A CUT IN A LEADING EDGE SLAT WHILE THE ACFT WAS AT THE GATE.

Narrative: AT GATE DURING PREFLT GND WORKER ADVISED CREW THAT THERE WAS AN 8 INCH CUT IN LEADING EDGE SLAT ON R WING.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 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.