Service difficulty report · Panel · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
April 18, 2011
Submitted
April 20, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N539UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
25223
Aircraft time
65,357 hours, 24,028 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Panel
Condition
Damaged
Location
Lt Wing
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

UPPER INBOARD WING LEADING EDGE BULLNOSE HAS DAMAGE. IN REFERENCE TO SMC002, NEED TO REMOVE THE LT WING FIXED L/E PANEL UNDER NR 6 SLAT THAT HAS 7 CRACKS AND A COUPLE OF DELAM AREAS AND REMOVED AND REPLACED TO SHOP. 90% OF FASTENERS ARE REMOVED, NEED TO CONTINUE REMOVING FASTENERS. PANEL ORDERED UNDER OSTF H2511. L/E PANEL UNDER NR 6 SLAT REMOVED & SENT TO SHOP 273 ON R39998. REINSTALLED SAME NR 4 SLAT PER MM. OPS CHK OK TAGS REMOVED FROM FLIGHT DECK. INSPECTED NR 4 SLAT INSTALLATION PER MM, FOUND OKAY.