Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
April 19, 2014
Submitted
April 21, 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
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

DAMAGED SKIN CUT OUT & A DOUBLER REPAIR INSTALLED IAW SRM 53-00-01, REPAIR NR 3. IAW SRM TABLE V, THIS IS A CAT B REPAIR IN ZONE A. WHERE THINNEST ORIGINAL SKIN THICKNESS IS .049.