Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
June 5, 2012
Submitted
July 26, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N568UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
26674
Aircraft time
63,896 hours, 23,517 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Skin
Condition
Delaminated
Location
Nr 5 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

NR 5 LE SLAT HAS 7 FOOT LONG DELAMINATION AFT OF LEADING EDGE. REMOVED NR 5 LE SLAT. REPAIRED SLAT PER MM.