Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
August 21, 2006
Submitted
August 29, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N532UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
25072
Aircraft time
51,330 hours, 17,907 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Skin
Condition
Dented
Location
Fuselage
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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What was found

EXTERNAL FUSELAGE SKIN IS DENTED BEYOND LIMITS IN TWO AREAS FWD OF 2LT MED IN AREA OF PREVIOUS REPAIR AT STA 600. CUT OUT DAMAGED AREA IN A RECT. SHAPE PARLLEL TO STR WITH A 0.50 CORNER RAD. RETURNED ALL INDENTED AND PROJECTING SKIN TO CONTOUR. REMOVED ALL BURRS, NICKS, SCRATCHES. FABRICATED A DOUBLER REPAIR.