Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
February 20, 2010
Submitted
February 23, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N580UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
26698
Aircraft time
56,305 hours, 19,738 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Skin
Condition
Delaminated
Location
Nr 5 Slat
Component
Slat
Component part number
114N3002125A
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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

NR 5 L/E SLAT LWR INBD T/E WEDGE DELAMINATED FROM INBD EDGE OTBD 6.125 INCHES AND FROM AFT EDGE OF WEDGE FWD 7.25 INCHES WITH UPPER SKIN DELAMINATION OF 2 INCHES BY 3.125 INCHES DIRECTLY ABOVE LWR DELAM OUT OF LIMITS. NO VISIBLE LEAK PATH AND NO VISIBLE SKIN SEPARATION. REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 5 L-E SLAT. OPS CHK'D GOOD.