Service difficulty report · Skin Panel · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
August 15, 2010
Submitted
August 16, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N585UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
26709
Aircraft time
57,010 hours, 20,138 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Skin Panel
Condition
Damaged
Location
Nr 6 Slat
Component
Slat · Boeing
Component part number
114N3002120A
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

FOUND ON ARRIVAL, RT WING NR 6 L/E SLAT UPPER PANEL HAS DAMAGE & DELAMINATION. HOLE DIMENSION IS APPROX 17 INCHES LONG BY 8 INCHES WIDE. AREA OF DELAMINATION IS APPROX 30 INCHES LONG BY 12 INCHES WIDE. INSTALLED NR 6 L/E SLAT & COMPLETED STEPS THRU 3F(12)(G) OF MM. RIGGED NR 6 SLAT GAPS AT INTERMEDIATE AND RETRACTED POS. COMPLETED RIGGING AND INSTALLATION OF NR 6 SLAT, OPS CHECKS NORMAL.