Service difficulty report · Structure · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
December 17, 2013
Submitted
December 19, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N549UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
25397
Aircraft time
82,750 hours, 23,760 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Structure
Condition
Damaged
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 HAS APPROXIMATELY 1" X 3-4" DENT APPROXIMATELY 1 - 2" BELOW DOUBLER REPAIR & 28" AFT OF DOOR 2 LT. DENT WITHIN LIMITS OF SRM 52-00-01 AREA HAS BEEN NDT NO CRACKS FOUND. MEASURE DENT A=.80, Y=.054 A-Y=18.5, OUT OF LIMITS IAW SRM 53-00-01,FIG101, DETAIL III. REMOVED EXISTING DOUBLER & INSTALLED NEW REPAIR DOUBLER IAW SRM 53-00-01,REPAIR 3.