What was found
EXTERNAL FUSELAGE SKIN DENT AT STA 756 AND STR 16L WAS FOUND CRACKED. A MAJOR REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED. REMOVED DAMAGED AREA, FABRICATED AND INSTALLED DOUBLER REPAIR. REPEAT INSPECTIONS AT 37,500 CYCLES THRESHOLD.
- Difficulty date
- December 31, 2006
- Submitted
- January 6, 2007
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N506UA
- Make and model
- Boeing 757222
- Aircraft serial
- 24627
- Aircraft time
- 55,116 hours, 20,737 cycles
- Engine
- Pwa PW2037
- System (JASC)
- 5330 · Fuselage Main, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Skin
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Fuselage
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.