Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
May 15, 2010
Submitted
May 17, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N587UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
26713
Aircraft time
56,104 hours, 19,801 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2040
Part
Skin
Condition
Damaged
Location
Nr 5 Slat
Component
Slat · Boeing
Component part number
114N3002125A
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

NR 5 SLAT HAS DAMAGE. NR 5 SLAT DAMAGED DUE TO LAV DOOR DEPARTING ACFT. DRESSED OUT DAMAGE ON NOSE SKIN OF NR 5 SLAT, POTTED DAMAGE ON TOP SKIN AND PREPPED FOR METAL BOND REPAIR. SKIN SURFACE ETCHED AND PRIMER APPLIED, NEEDS PATCH LAID UP AND CURED (REPAIR NR 4). WHILE ACCOMPLISHING METAL BOND OVERLAY, SLAT UPPER SKIN BUCKLED AND IS NOW DISBONDED A TOTAL OF 120 SQ. IN. RPR WAS AT 235 DEG. FOR 30 MI. REPLACED SLAT IAW MM.