Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
July 8, 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 1433 S28-29r
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

FUSELAGE APPROX AT BS 1433 BETWEEN S28-29R SKIN HAS ELONGATED HOLE. ACCOMPLISHED MAJOR REPAIR AT GSO. REMOVED FASTENER AND CLEANED UP HOLE. INSTALLED BLIND FASTENER IAW SRM 51-40-02 AND MM 53-30-95 PG 602. PER MM 5 3-30-95 PG 602 BLIND FASTENER MUST BE REINSPECTED AT EACH C-CK AND REPLACED WITH A SOLID FASTENER AT NEXT HMV.