Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
February 1, 2007
Submitted
February 6, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N507UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
24743
Aircraft time
55,641 hours, 21,118 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Skin
Condition
Damaged
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.

What was found

FUSELAGE SKIN AT STA 1700, STR 17L IS DAMAGED. MAJOR REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED. FUSELAGE SKIN REPAIR AT STA 1700, S17L APPLIED WITH BLIND FASTENER. REPLACED DOUBLER & ADDED EXTRA ROW OF FASTENERS ON BOTTOM END. ALL FASTENERS INSTALLED ARE SOLID. HFEC PER NDT, NO CRACKS NOTED.