Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
November 24, 2004
Submitted
December 21, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N575UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
26689
Aircraft time
39,654 hours, 14,609 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Skin
Part number
143N31514
Condition
Damaged
Location
Fuselage
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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

RT EXT FUSELAGE AT STA 595 AND STR 8R, REPAIR DOUBLER AREA DAMAGED, CUTOUT CORNERS HAVE INSUFFICIENT RADII. *S/D* REMOVED EXISTING REPAIR DOUBLER, ENLARGED CUTOUT TO PROPER CUTOUT SPECIFICATIONS, AND INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLER.