Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
November 21, 2011
Submitted
December 8, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N548UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
25396
Aircraft time
75,743 hours, 21,906 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Skin
Part number
114N3002126A
Part serial
A20305
Condition
Delaminated
Location
Le Slat
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
D
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

CREW REPORT: SKIN DELAMINATION ON RT INBD SLAT. ABOUT 12 INCH PIECE CAME OFF DURING CLMB. NO ADVRS CNTR. SAMC TEXT: CREW REPORTS NO VIBRATION FELT AND NO AIRCRAFT TRIM NEEDED. MAINT TEXT: RT INBOARD LEADING EDGE SLAT HAS A LARGE AREA AT THE TRAILING EDGE OF SLAT MISSING AND DELAMINATED. REMOVED INBD RT SLAT. TWO 6 IN OVAL DENTS MEASURING 1-4 IN DEEP IN COMPOSITE STRUCTURE. ACCOMPLISHED ALL REPAIRS PER SRM. ACCOMPLISHING RPR F-N 119069, F-N 118471, AND F-N 105607. INSTALLED NEW SLAT.