Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
March 24, 2007
Submitted
April 3, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N506UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
24627
Aircraft time
55,732 hours, 20,973 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Skin
Condition
Gouged
Location
Bs 1782
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

FUSELAGE SEC 48 LEFT UPPER SKIN 1 INCH GOUGE AT STA 1782, APPROX 14 INCHES FROM VERT STAB. MAJOR REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED: REMOVED DAMAGE. INSTALLED DOUBLER REPAIR & FLUSH BRILES.