Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
May 11, 2007
Submitted
May 16, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N550UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
25398
Aircraft time
58,440 hours, 17,008 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Skin
Condition
Corroded
Location
Rt Wing
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

RIGHT UPPER WING SKIN HAS NUMEROUS AREAS OF EXFOLIATION CORROSION FROM FRONT SPAR TO AFT SPAR C-T FUSELAGE. [SUP 06-06-07] RT WING UPPER SURFACE AT FILLET FAIRING MATING SURFACES BETWEEN FRONT SPAR TO REAR SPAR HAS NUMEROUS AREAS BLENDED EXCEEDING SRM. WORK ACCOMPLISHED PER UA ENGINEERING EVALUATION AND RECOMMENDED REPAIR.