Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
February 19, 2007
Submitted
February 27, 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
Bs 646 S0-1r
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

FOUND UPPER CROWN, BS 646 BETWEEN STR 0 AND 1R HAS STATIC DISCHARGE AROUND FASTENER AND BLEND OUT EXCEEDS LIMITS. MAJOR REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED A REPAIR DOUBLER. THIS REPAIR IS TIME LIMITED FOR 12 MONTHS FROM 18FEB07.