Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
March 4, 2013
Submitted
March 8, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N519UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
24872
Aircraft time
73,217 hours, 27,403 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Skin
Condition
Damaged
Location
Le Slat
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
C
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

RIGHT WING INBOARD NR 6 SLAT UPPER SURFACE HAS MANY AREAS OF HAIL DAMAGE. MAJOR REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED. REPAIRED NR 6 SLAT. FABRICATED PREPPED AND BONDED NEW UPPER AND LOWER SKINS, DOUBLERS AND CORE IAW GPM 6-00-02-019 AND SM 50-57-56-01-JD AT GSO. SLAT 244916 SLAT REPAIRED AT GSO PER PO 418693. SLAT REINSTALLED ON AIRCRAFT.