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 AT STATION 611 & STRINGER 29R NEAR ANTENNAS. REMOVED DAMAGED SKIN, FABRICATED & INSTALLED ALL REPAIR PARTS. ACCOMPLISH PERMANENT REPAIR BEFORE 24 MONTHS. PLANNING TO CONTACT ENGINEERING AFTER 22 MONTHS, BUT BEFORE 23 MONTHS FOR INSTRUCTIONS WITH REPAIR. NEW INSPECTION CRITERIA. EXISTING REPAIR AT BS 611 STRINGER 29R HAS BEEN APPROVED AS IS AS A STAGE II VIA 8100-9 DATED 6-28-14 IAW REVISED ECRA 5330-0433. SUPPLEMENTAL INSPECTION THRESHOLD IS 72,800 PTC. CONTACT ENGINEERING AFTER SHIP ACCUMULATES 69,000 PTC BUT PRIOR TO 70,000 PTC FOR DISPOSITION IAW ECRA 5330-04331 REV D REPAIR APPROVED STAGE II. A NEW 8100-9 CONTAINING INSPECTION METHODS & PROCEDURES PRIOR TO 50000 PTC.