Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
October 9, 2007
Submitted
October 19, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N524UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
24977
Aircraft time
56,130 hours, 20,741 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Skin
Condition
Damaged
Location
Nr 1 Pylon
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

NR 1 PYLON NAC STA 140 OUTBOARD SIDE SKIN FASTENER HOLE ELONGATED THRU SKIN AND DOUBLER. 11-01-07 MAJOR REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED. REAMED HOLES 1, 2, AND 3 TO BE TRUE ROUND AND CONCENTRIC. ACCOMPLISHED HFEC. INSTALLED FASTNERS IN HOLES 2 AND 3. MACHINED FREEZE PLUGS WITH 75T6 AND 15-5PH AND INSTALLED FREEZE PLUGS AND FASTNERS IN HOLE 1.