Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
March 1, 2010
Submitted
March 5, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N572UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
26682
Aircraft time
57,980 hours, 21,223 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Skin
Condition
Damaged
Location
Nr 9 Slat
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
C
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

RIGHT WING OUTBD WING L/E SLAT NR 9 DAMAGED FROM BIRD STRIKE. LARGE HOLE IN L/E SKIN. DAMAGED FLAP IS THE 9 RT WING SECOND LE SLAT FROM OUTBD SLAT. REMOVED DAMAGED SLAT AND INSTALLED NEW SLAT.