What was found
ON VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE NR 3 SLAT TRAILING EDGE WEDGE, FOUND AN AREA OF DELAMINATION, 40 INCHES FROM THE INBD END, 6.5 INCHES FROM THE TOP, ABOUT 4 INCHES IN DIAMETER. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE NR 3 SLAT IAW MM 27-81-02.
- Difficulty date
- April 5, 2018
- Submitted
- April 6, 2018
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N568UA
- Make and model
- Boeing 757222
- Aircraft serial
- 26674
- Aircraft time
- 81,729 hours, 27,521 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5754 · Leading Edge Devices
- Part
- Wedge
- Part number
- 119N4004165TYB
- Condition
- Delaminated
- Location
- Nr 3 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.