Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
March 1, 2013
Submitted
March 5, 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

DENT ON NR 6 LEADING EDGE SLAT JUST INBD OF NR 2 ENGINE DENT IS WITHIN LIMITS OF SRM 57-43-01 LEADING EDGE SLAT SKIN ALLOWABLE DAMAGE FIGURE 101 DENT IS 6" WIDE BY .150 DEEP A OVER Y = 15 OK PER TABLE 7 DENT HAS BEEN NDT AND VISUALLY INSPECTED AND NO DEFECTS NOTED NO FURTHER ACTION IS REQUIRED PER NOT M OF 57-43-01 NO FURTHER ACTION IS REQUIRED OK TO ARCHIVE. CUT OUT DENT DAMAGE AREA FABRICATED AND INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLERS PER SRM 57-43-01 REPAIR 1.