Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
March 28, 2011
Submitted
March 31, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N595UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
28748
Aircraft time
51,606 hours, 14,363 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Skin
Part number
113N282023SP
Part serial
842
Condition
Damaged
Location
Te Flap
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

LT INBOARD AFT FLAP INBOARD END POTTING SPLIT OPEN BOTH UPPER AND LOWER SKIN. MAJOR REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED: AREA FROM FWD SPAR T/E AFT 13 INCH ON UPPER SKIN AND 12 INCH ON LOWER SKIN AND OUTBOARD FROM INBD END OTBD 8 INCHES BOTH SIDES HAS DELAMINATION & FROZEN WATER IN CORE. DELAM IS CONSIDERED A HOLE. MAX LIMIT ON REPAIRS IS 1 INCH PER NOTE. REPLACED LT TRAILING EDGE FLAP.