Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 757232

Difficulty date
October 25, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N652DL
Make and model
Boeing 757232
Aircraft serial
24392
Part
Skin
Part number
114N300263
Condition
Delaminated
Location
Nr 5 Le Flap
Stage of operation
IN
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

A PREVIOUS REPAIR TO THE UPPER SKIN OF THE TRAILING EDGE WEDGE OF THE NR 5 LEADING EDGE SLAT IS DELAMINATED. THE DELAMINATION MEASURES 4 INCHES BY 3.5 INCHES AND IS CENTERED 10 INCHES FROM THE OTBD END AND 6 INCHES FWD OF THE T/E. THE SLAT IS IDENTIFIED AS AN ALUMINUM HONEYCOMB ASSEMBLY CONSISTING OF 0.016 INCH 2024-T3 FACESHEETS WITH BMS 4-4 TYPE 3-10N FLEX CORE AND MIL-C-7438 DENSE CORE HONEYCOMBS PER B757 57-43-02, FIG. 1, DETAIL XIII. REPAIRED PER DL ERA 302663-14AD.