Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
October 28, 2008
Submitted
November 3, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N550UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
25398
Aircraft time
64,006 hours, 18,558 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fwd Cargo Door
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

FWD CARGO PIT DOOR SKIN AFT LWR CORNER IS CRACKED. MAJOR REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED. CUT OUT DAMAGED SECTION OF SKIN. INSTALLED DOUBLER & FILLER REPAIR.