Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
February 11, 2001
Submitted
March 15, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N538UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
25222
Aircraft time
33,265 hours, 12,286 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Skin
Condition
Dented
Location
Fuselage
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

EXTERNAL FUSELAGE DENTED-CREASED AT FUSELAGE STATION 560 BETWEEN STRINGER 26LT AND STRINGER 26. SUPPLEMENTAL DATA UPDATE DAMAGE WAS CUTOUT IN THE LOWER SKIN MEASURING 5.5 LONGITUDINALLY BY 14.25 CIRCUMFRENTIALLY, SPANNING FROM THE S-26L LAP SEAM TO ONE FASTENER ROW INBOARD OF S-28L. DAMAGE REMOVAL TO THE UPPER SKIN RESULTED IN A CUTOUT MEASURING 2.75 LONGITUDINALLY BY 1.75 CIRCUMFRENTIALLY. THE REPAIR INCLUDED A STRUCTURAL FILLER/DOUBLER BUTT AGAINST THE LOWER SKIN, AND A TRIPLER OVER THE UPPER AND LOWER SKIN. THE TRIPLER EXTENDS THREE ROWS BEYOND CUTOUT IN THE LOWER SKIN. THE DOUBLER EXTENDS ONE ROW BEYOND THE TRIPLER ON THE FORWARD, AFT, AND LOWER EDGE.