Service difficulty report · Wedge · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
March 18, 2013
Submitted
April 10, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N529UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
25019
Aircraft time
72,442 hours, 26,721 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Wedge
Condition
Dented
Location
Nr 3 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

LEFT WING NR 3 SLAT TRAILING EDGE WEDGE UPPER SURFACE 40. 5 INCHES FROM OUTBOARD EDGE AND 5.25 INCHES FROM TRAILING EDGE HAS A SMALL DENT. MARKED, EVALUATED AND MEASURED DENT ON NR 3SLAT 40.5 FROM OUTBOARD EDGE, DENT MEASURES A=.700 AND Y=.011=63, WITHIN LIMITS IAW SRM 57-43-02, NDT FOR DELAMINATED AND NO DEFECTS NOTED.