Service difficulty report · Frame · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
March 21, 2007
Submitted
March 27, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N594UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
28145
Aircraft time
34,939 hours, 12,834 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Frame
Condition
Gouged
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 STR 29R AT STA 1743 HAS 2 SHEARED RIVETS. FUSELAGE FRAME HAS DEEP GOUGES STA 1720 BETWEEN STR 29L TO OUTBOARD OF STR 29R. SKIN GROUND AWAY STA 1720 STR 29L TO JUST OUTBOARD OF STR 29R. [06-14-07] MAJOR REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED. CHORD REPAIRS 3 EA ARE PERMANENT REPAIRS, AFT SKIN REPLACEMENT WAS A PERMANENT REPAIR. FORWARD SKIN REPAIR WAS CATEGORY B INTERIM REPAIR PER UA ENGINEERING SPECIFICATIONS.