Service difficulty report · Wedge · Boeing 757251

Difficulty date
November 15, 2010
Submitted
November 18, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N537US
Make and model
Boeing 757251
Aircraft serial
26484
Aircraft time
47,619 hours, 16,795 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Wedge
Condition
Delaminated
Location
Le Slat
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
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

DURING L-CHECK FOUND RT WING NR6 SLAT UPPER WEDGE AREA INBD SIDE DELAMINATED. FOUND DURING TAP TEST. SANDED & CLEANED AREA, BONDED REPAIR, SANDED EXCESS SMOOTH & PRIMED IAW SRM 51-70-10 REP IAW 4 FIG 202 IAW WC 5742-01022-02F. PAINTED AREA IAW MM 51-21-10. REPAIR DOUBLER IS 13.5" X 8.75". FABBED FROM 2024T3.020 PO MST0091848, BAT 0001798152. CUT OUTS MEASURED 2.0" & 3.5" X 5.0" & 2.0". FABBED REPAIR PARTS IAW SRM 57-43-02 & SRM 51-70-10 REP NR4, FIG 202 IAW WC 5742-01022-02F.