Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
July 27, 2007
Submitted
July 31, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N515UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
24840
Aircraft time
56,134 hours, 20,988 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Skin
Condition
Misrepaired
Location
Bs 600
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
W
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

EXTERNAL FUSELAGE EXTERNAL DOUBLER AT STA 600 LT SIDE HAS NO MINIMUM DISTANCE FROM EXISTING FLUSH REPAIR. MAJOR REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED. PERFORMED A FUSELAGE EXTERNAL DOUBLER REPAIR AT STA 600 LH SIDE WITHOUT A MINIMUM DISTANCE FROM EXISTING FLUSH REPAIR. THIS IS AN INTERM REPAIR REQUIRING SUPPLEMENTAL INSPECTIONS STARTING AT 50000FC. THEN INSPECT UPPER AND LOWER SKIN PANEL LAP SPLICE EVERY 3000FC. A DETAILED VISUAL INSPECTION IS THEN REQUIRED EVERY 12000FC.