Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
August 27, 2004
Submitted
October 26, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N526UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
24994
Aircraft time
45,603 hours, 16,694 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Skin
Part number
114N3002
Part serial
A4104
Condition
Debonded
Location
Nr 6 Slat
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
A

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

RIGHT INBOARD LEADING EDGE WEDGE DISBONDED FROM SLAT. *S/D* A SECTION OF THE NR 6 SLAT TRAILING EDGE WEDGE SEPARATED FROM THE SLAT ASSEMBLY. DURING DISASSEMBLE OF THE SLAT WEDGE FOR REPAIR, COMPONENT SHOP FOUND EVIDENCE OF CORROSION ON THE ALUMINUM HONEYCOMB CORE AND SKIN WHICH ALSO MIGHT BE THE CAUSE OF THE DISBOND OF THE SLAT WEDGE. REPLACED TRAILING EDGE WEDGE.