Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
July 22, 2014
Submitted
July 25, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N551UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
25399
Aircraft time
78,741 hours, 22,821 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

SKIN DENTS CLOSE TO DOUBLER AT STATION 580 & STRINGER 29R. REMOVED DOUBLER, CUT OUT SKIN DAMAGE, FABRICATED & INSTALLED ALL REPAIR PARTS. ACCOMPLISH PERM REPAIR AT 24 MONTHS. PLANNING TO CONTACT ENGINEERING AFTER 22 MONTHS, BUT BEFORE 23 MONTHS FOR INSTRUCTIONS WITH REPAIR. NEW REPAIR CRITERIA. REPAIR WAS ACCOMPLISHED IAW REVISED ECRA 5330-04331 DURING GSO C1 & IS APPROVED AS STAGE II V IA 8100-9 DATED 6-28-14. REPAIR IS APPROVED AS STAGE I. THRESHOLD INSPECTION TO BEGIN AT 50000 PTC. A NEW 8100-9 REQ PRIOR TO ACFT REACHING 50000 PTC CONTAIN INSPECTION METHOD & PROCEDURE.