What was found
SKIN CREASE IN TAIL CONE SKIN STA 1820 TO 1840, STR 21L TO 23L. *S/D* ACCOMPLISHED MAJOR REPAIR AT GSO. CUT OUT DAMAGED SKIN AND INSTALLED DOUBLER REPAIR.
- Difficulty date
- July 30, 2008
- Submitted
- August 21, 2008
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N549UA
- Make and model
- Boeing 757222
- Aircraft serial
- 25397
- Aircraft time
- 63,041 hours, 18,245 cycles
- Engine
- Pwa PW2037
- System (JASC)
- 5330 · Fuselage Main, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Skin
- Condition
- Damaged
- Location
- Tailcone
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
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