Service difficulty report · Wedge · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
November 8, 2009
Submitted
November 11, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N551UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
25399
Aircraft time
68,335 hours, 19,727 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Wedge
Condition
Missing
Location
Le Slat
Component
Slat
Component part number
114N3002126A
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

A SECTION OF RIGHT INBOARD SLAT TRAILING EDGE WEDGE IS MISSING. INSTALLED NEW NR 6 SLAT. ACCOMPLISHED INSPECTION OF NR 6 SLAT INSTALLATION. ACCOMPLISHED TEST OF L/E SLAT INSTALLATION. OP CHECKS GOOD.