Service difficulty report · Wedge · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
March 19, 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 1 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 1 SLAT TRAILING EDGE WEDGE AT 38 INCH INBOARD FROM OUTBOARD EDGE AND 4 INCH, FWD OF TRAILINGE EDGE IS DENTED. DENT IS WITHIN LIMITS BUT DUE TO BEING IN EXCESS OF 2 INCH IN DIAMETER, REQUIRES REPAIR SRM 57-43-01 FIG101 SHEET 4 NOTEJ AND FIG101 SHEET 5 DETAIL III. FABRICATED DOUBLER.