Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
February 3, 2005
Submitted
March 8, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N598UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
28751
Aircraft time
23,468 hours, 6,340 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Skin
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

EXTERIOR FUSELAGE 2 FT AFT OF EE DOOR FROM STA 540 TO 580 IS DAMAGED. DAMAGE CAUSED BY IMPACT. TEMPORARY BLIND FASTENER REPAIR WAS INSTALLED. THIS REPAIR WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED WITH ANOTHER EXTERNAL DOUBLER REPAIR INSTALLED WITH PERMANENT SOLID FASTENERS.