Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
March 10, 2005
Submitted
March 15, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N582UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
26702
Aircraft time
39,363 hours, 13,587 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Skin
Condition
Damaged
Location
Fuselage
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
W
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 SKIN HAS MULTIPLE REPAIRS BS 550 TO BS 630 STR 14L-19L. ORIGINAL DAMAGE CAUSED BY JETWAY IMPACT. MULTIPLE TIME-LIMITED REPAIRS WERE REMOVED AND A PARTIAL SKIN REPLACEMENT WAS ACCOMPLISHED. CONSTANT THICKNESS SKIN SECTION WAS SPLICED IN USING DOUBLER STRAPS AND TRIPLERS.