What was found
FOUND LEFT WING AFT LOWER FIXED SKIN PANEL DAMAGED ON ARRIVAL. PANEL IS LOCATED JUST AFT OF LEFT GEAR AND FORWARD OF TRAILING EDGE FLAPS. MAJOR REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED. REMOVED DAMAGED SKIN AND CORE. INSTALLED A LAY-UP REPAIR.
- Difficulty date
- August 21, 2008
- Submitted
- September 10, 2008
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N545UA
- Make and model
- Boeing 757222
- Aircraft serial
- 25323
- Aircraft time
- 63,649 hours, 18,522 cycles
- Engine
- Pwa PW2037
- System (JASC)
- 5730 · Wing, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Skin
- Condition
- Damaged
- Location
- Lt Wing
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.