Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
February 21, 2007
Submitted
February 27, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N512UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
24809
Aircraft time
55,484 hours, 19,406 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Skin
Condition
Corroded
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

SIGNS OF CORROSION (WHITE POWDER) AT DME (RIGHT) ANTENNA MOUNTING AT BS 668.5 BETWEEN STR 28L TO 29L. REMOVED ANTENNA FOR EVALUATION OF LEVEL 1 SKIN CORROSION. REPLACED ANTENNA MOUNT AND ANTENNA.