Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
October 16, 2008
Submitted
October 23, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N510UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
24780
Aircraft time
62,029 hours, 20,499 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Skin
Condition
Damaged
Location
Fuselage
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
W
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

FOUND DENT AND GOUGE JUST AFT OF DOOR 2 LEFT, ON LOWER RIGHT CORNER, AT STATION 760, 8.5 INCHES UP OF WATER LINE. LENGTH OF GOUGE IS 2 INCHES LONG AND DENT WIDTH IS 1 INCH WITH A DEPTH OF .062 DEEP. CLEANED AREA, AND SMOOTHED AREA. AREA IS FREE FROM CRACKS AND CREASES REF SRM 53-00-01. ALSO APPLIED ALODINE. MF3398 CREATED TO MONITOR. OK FOR SERVICE.