Service difficulty report · Panel · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
September 27, 2011
Submitted
October 20, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N525UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
24978
Aircraft time
71,333 hours, 21,958 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Panel
Part number
114N4003187A
Part serial
022
Condition
Cracked
Location
Nr 2 Slat
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

FOUND A CRACK ON THE NR 2 LEADING EDGE SLAT COVE PANEL, CRACK IS LOCATED ON THE OUTBD COVE PANEL INBD SIDE IN THE MIDDLE AND THRU A FASTENER, CRACK MEASURES 1 AND 1-4TH OF AN INCH. FOUND NR 2 SLAT WITH A 1.5 INCH CRACK ON THE O/B COVE SKIN PANEL. REMOVED NR 2 LEADING EDGE SLAT. REPAIRED NR 2 LEADING EDGE SLAT. OPS CHECKED GOOD.