Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
November 19, 2007
Submitted
December 14, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N525UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
24978
Aircraft time
57,354 hours, 19,264 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
L2 Door
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

L2 DOOR UPPER HINGE CUTOUT REQUIRES DOUBLER (NOT CRACKED). PRECAUTIONARY MAJOR REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED. PERFORMED HFEC PER NDT MANUAL. NO DEFECT NOTED. INSTALLED DOUBLER IN THE AREA.