Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
January 15, 2011
Submitted
February 15, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N530UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
25043
Aircraft time
65,952 hours, 24,491 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2040
Part
Skin
Condition
Dented
Location
Nr6 Slat
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 6 L/E SLAT T/E COMPOSITE WEDGE HAS DENT OUT OF LIMITS. DENT IS 2.5 BY 2 INCH MAX ALLOWABLE IAW NOTE K IS 2 INCH, AND IS DELAMINATED FROM UPPER SKIN AREA 2.5 BY 2 INCH. REF UA-EVA-80482 AND MM 57-53-93-603 TIME LIMITED REPAIR IAW PARA 11. INJECTION REPAIR OF DELAM AND ACP REPAIR IAW EVA.