Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
August 28, 2009
Submitted
September 4, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N551UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
25399
Aircraft time
67,714 hours, 19,551 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Skin
Condition
Bent
Location
Lt Wing Te Flap
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

LEFT WING OUTBOARD TRAILING EDGE FLAP LOWER SKIN IS BENT NEAR THE INBOARD FLAP TRACK. FOUND FLAP SUPPORT TRACK LOOSE WITH MISSING BOLTS. INSTALLED & SECURED MISSING BOLTS AFT FLAP TRACK INBOARD SIDE LT OUTBOARD MID FLAP REF IPC 57-53-10 051 VIEW-N. CYCLED FLAPS FULL DOWN, UP, CHECKED OK. NO OTHER DAMAGE NOTED. RECONTOURED SKIN BUT WILL NEED ADDITIONAL WORK. INSP'D LWR WING SKIN WITH HFEC. REMOVED DAMAGED SKIN, INSPECTED STRUCTURE, MFG NEW SKIN, INSTALLED ON WU L8685M.