What was found
FOUND NR 2 SLAT MID SECTION AREA DELAMED BOTH THE UPPER AND LOWER SKIN, SIZE IS APPROX 4 X 5 INCHES IN THE MID SECTION AREA. DELAMINATION OF COMPOSITE STRUCTURE. REPAIRED AREA -ACTUAL AREA WAS 1.5X 2.0 REPAIRED REF SRM.
- Difficulty date
- October 5, 2008
- Submitted
- October 15, 2008
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N546UA
- Make and model
- Boeing 757222
- Aircraft serial
- 25367
- Aircraft time
- 62,787 hours, 18,293 cycles
- Engine
- Pwa PW2037
- System (JASC)
- 5754 · Leading Edge Devices
- Part
- Skin
- Condition
- Delaminated
- Location
- L/E Slat
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.