Service difficulty report · Wedge · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
August 18, 2010
Submitted
August 20, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N581UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
26701
Aircraft time
57,701 hours, 20,376 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2040
Part
Wedge
Condition
Damaged
Location
Nr 6 Slat
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

RT WING, INBD SLAT 6 HAS DELAM. NR 6 L/E SLAT T/E WEDGE DAMAGED ON INBD END. REMOVED SLAT. COMPLETED INBD L/E SLAT REMOVAL-INSTALLATION. NR6 SLAT CTR MAIN TRACK HAD APPROX .05 WEAR MARK ON FACE OF TRACK. ACCOMPLISHED INTERIM REPAIR IAW UA-EVA-80002. PERMANENT REPAIR TO BE ACCOMPLISHED WITHIN 500 HRS.