Service difficulty report · Wedge · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
June 1, 2011
Submitted
June 3, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N557UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
26653
Aircraft time
66,936 hours, 20,266 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Wedge
Condition
Delaminated
Location
Le Slat
Component
Slat
Component part number
114N3002119A
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

NR 5 SLAT HAS LOWER SKIN DELAMINATED AT SLAT WEDGE APPROX 24 INCHES BY 7 INCHES AREA. DELAM STARTS APPROX 61-INCHES FROM INBD SLAT EDGE. REMOVED SLAT PER MM AND ROUTED TO SHOP. SLAT OFF P/N 114N3002-119A. S/N OFF A1-0537. SLAT RAIL AND PANELS ARE IN FWD GALLEY.