Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
May 20, 2008
Submitted
July 1, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N541UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
25253
Aircraft time
55,413 hours, 20,471 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Skin
Condition
Dented
Location
Fuselage
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

AFT FUSELAGE SKIN AT BS 1414 AND STR 29R, SKIN IS DENTED. ACCOMPLISHED MAJOR REPAIR AT GSO. REMOVED DAMAGE FAB RPR AND INSTALLED IAW SRM 53-00-01 ON NR 20950 THIS RPR REQUIRES SUPPLEMENTAL INSPS STARTING IN 37,50 0C PER SRM 53-00-01 RPR 2 TABLE V. CURRENT PTC=20417 INSPS CONSISTS OF EITHER LFEC OR HFEC AND REINSPECTION IS BASED ON WHAT METHOD IS USED AT TIME OF INSP.