Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
August 3, 2006
Submitted
August 8, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N517UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
24861
Aircraft time
52,998 hours, 18,917 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Skin
Condition
Damaged
Location
Bs 1630
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

FUSELAGE HAS 14 IN LONG X .018 IN DEEP GOUGE AT STA 1630 BETWEEN STRINGERS 13L &14L. FIRST PART OF DENT MEASURES 2.24 IN WIDE X .1 IN DEEP, SECOND PART MEASURES 3.5 IN WIDE X .13 IN DEEP, HAS 1 DENTED INTERCOSTAL WITH 1 RIVET DAMAGED ON INTERCOSTAL. DAMAGED AREA HAS NO VISUAL CRACKS. FABRICATED AND REPLACED UPPER SKIN AT STA 1630 BETWEEN STR 13L-15L. REMOVED DAMAGE ON LOWER SKIN AND FABRICATED AND INSTALLED DOUBLER AND FILLER, AND ALSO LAP SEAM REPAIR.