Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
July 1, 2008
Submitted
July 15, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N546UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
25367
Aircraft time
61,831 hours, 18,040 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Skin
Condition
Damaged
Location
Bs 523 S24l
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

EXT FUSELAGE BS 523 STR 24L STATIC DISCHARGE AROUND FASTENER HOLE. *S/D* ACCOMPLISHED TEMP REPAIR AT GSO. REMOVED RIVET AND ACP HFEC PER NDT MANUAL 51-00-11 PT 6 BY QC 400. INSTALLED BLIND FASTENER IAW SRM 51-40-02 AND MM 53-30-95 PG 602. INSP BY QC 382 ON NR D4475Z PER MM 53-30-95 PG 602. CHERRY MAX FASTENERS NEED TO BE RE-CHECKED AT EACH C-CK AND REPLACED WITH SOLID FASTENER AT NEXT HMV. CUT OUT DAMAGE AND INSTALLED DOUBLER REPAIR.