Service difficulty report · Structure · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
July 29, 2006
Submitted
August 8, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N552UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
26641
Aircraft time
55,210 hours, 15,969 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Structure
Condition
Delaminated
Location
Te Flaps
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

RETURNED TO ORD AND CANCELLED DUE TO FLAP DELAMINATION. MAJOR REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED. DETECTED FAILURE OF NR 6 LE SLAT. TE WEDGE REMOVED FOR INSPECTION. INSPECTED LH HORIZ STAB L.E. AND WING UPPER SURFACE AFT OF SLAT TO VERIFY NO DAMAGE TO THE LE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER. INSTALLED A NEW NR 6 SLAT. FIXED WING LE PANEL DIRECTLY AFT OF NR 7 SLAT HAS TWO AREAS OF DELAM MEASURING APPROX 8X8 AND 10X10. MOST LIKELY CAUSED BY SLAT FAILURE.ACCOMPLISHED OVERLAY REPAIR. LT WING TE FLAP HAS ONE SMALL DENT- PUNCTURE IN LOWER SURFACE APPROX. 6 INCHES IN FROM THE INBD. EDGE AND 7 INCHES IN FROM THE TE FOUND HONEYCOMB EXPOSED BUT NOT PUNCTURED. ACCOMPLISHED THE NECESSARY REPAIR.