Service difficulty report · Structure · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
June 25, 2000
Submitted
October 4, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N508UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
24744
Aircraft time
34,545 hours, 13,014 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Structure
Condition
Damaged
Location
Tail
Stage of operation
LD
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

OVER ROTATION ON LANDING CAUSED TAIL STRIKE. *S/D* AIRCRAFT HAD A PREVIOUS TAIL STRIKE PRIOR TO THIS EVENT. THE EXISTING REPAIR WAS ABRADED AWAY BY CONTACT WITH RUNWAY. NO FURTHER DAMAGE WAS DONE TO AIRCRAFT STRUCTURE. REMOVED EXISTING REPAIR, AND RESTORED REPAIR USING SRM AND OEM REPAIR INFORMATION. REPAIR RECORDED ON MRA 115.