Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
September 29, 2013
Submitted
October 2, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N546UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
25367
Aircraft time
80,932 hours, 23,465 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Skin
Condition
Dented
Location
Fuselage
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

FUSELAGE REPAIR AT BS 1535 BETWEEN STRINGER S24L - S25L. THE PROTRUDING DENT WAS CUT OUT & HFEC ACP, NO CRACKS. FABRICATED & INSTALLED EXTERNAL DOUBLER IAW SRM 53-00-01 FIG 201 REPAIR NR 3.