Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
February 9, 2000
Submitted
October 4, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N515UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
24840
Aircraft time
32,738 hours, 12,343 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Skin
Condition
Damaged
Location
Fuselage
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
W
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

FUSELAGE DAMAGE. *S/D* IMPACTED BY SERVICE TRUCK DURING TRUCK POSITIONING. DAMAGE REPAIRED WITH EXTERNAL DOUBLER .063 INCH THICK FROM APPROX BS 1596 TO 1618, EXTENDING JUST ABOVE S-18L AND DOWN OVER LAP JOINT AT S-20L WITH REPAIR TRIPLER .056 INCH THICK BELOW LAP JOINT. STRINGER S-19L REPAIRED WITH ADAPTATION OF SRM 53-00-03 REPAIR. RESULTED IN MAJOR REPAIR MRA NR 109.