Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
August 8, 2013
Submitted
August 12, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N586UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
26710
Aircraft time
65,818 hours, 23,235 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2040
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
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.

What was found

CRACK IN SLAT JUST OTBD OF FUELING DOOR. REF SRM 57-43-01 A, E, L. CRACK IS 1.8 IN USED SPEED TAPE TO BE FIXED AT NEXT A-CK. NO FASTENERS INVOLVED. IT IS SLAT NR 8. TAPE MUST BE CKD EACH A-CHK AND A PERMANENT REPAIR TO BE ACCOMPLISHED BY NEXT C-CHECK. MF3078 CREATED TO MONITOR.