Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
February 28, 2013
Submitted
March 4, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N518UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
24871
Aircraft time
77,369 hours, 23,541 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Skin
Condition
Dented
Location
Le 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

SLAT 3 NOSE SKIN DENT LOCATED 59" FROM I/B END. AT 'C' CHECK MEASURED DENT AND FOUND IT TO BE WITHIN LIMITS OF SRM 57-43-01 FIG 101 DETAIL 7 PG 104. A=1.4 Y=0.020 AY=70 HFEC INSP PER NDT PART 6 51-00-19 NO CRACKS FOUND.