Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
July 22, 2011
Submitted
July 29, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N540UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
25252
Aircraft time
66,043 hours, 24,286 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Skin
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

LEFT WING L/E UPPER SKIN HAS 6 INCH LONG GOUGE FROM CONTACTING NR 3 SLAT OUTBOARD END BLADE SEAL SCREW. DAMAGE IS 12' FROM PANEL INBD EDGE, 5.250 FROM AFT EDGE,4.250" FROM NEAREST FASTENER, AND 13" FROM NEAREST REPAIR. REPAIRED IAW SRM 57-41-01 AND SB 757-57-0052. TAP TESTED DENTS AND PUNCTURES. COMPLIED WITH EG5879 CALL OUT. FILLED WITH SEALANT AND TAPED PUNCTURES IN ALL T/E FLAPS.