Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
January 27, 2000
Submitted
October 4, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N507UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
24743
Aircraft time
33,748 hours, 12,997 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Skin
Condition
Damaged
Location
Fuselage
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

THE LT SIDE OF THE FUSELAGE AT STA 263, WL 216 WAS DAMAGED FROM CONTACT WITH A JETWAY. THE DAMAGE INVOLVED AN AREA OF SKIN 18 INCHES LONG BY 5 INCHES WIDE AND INCLUDED STA 263 O/B CHORD. THE DAMAGED FRAME CHORD WAS CUT OUT AND A NEW SECTION WAS SPLICED IN PER SRM GUIDELINES. THE SKIN WAS REPAIRED PER SRM GUIDELINES AS WELL. THIS WAS A MAJOR REPAIR. REF MAJOR REPAIR NUMBER 108, FILE NUMBER C50-53-10.