Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
March 30, 2014
Submitted
March 31, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N545UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
25323
Aircraft time
84,098 hours, 24,168 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2040
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 HAS DENT APPROXIMATELY 4FT FWD OF OUTFLOW VLV. =1 & Y=.047 & DENT IS IN MIDDLE OF BAY NOT AFFECTING INTERNAL STRUCTURE & SMOOTH. CUT OUT DAMAGED SKIN AT BS 1585 LT, BETWEEN STRINGER 22L TO STRINGER 23L. FABRICATED & INSTALLED A REPAIR DOUBLER IAW SRM 53-00-01.