Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
October 16, 2014
Submitted
October 24, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N544UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
25322
Aircraft time
85,444 hours, 24,329 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2040
Part
Skin
Condition
Punctured
Location
Bs 1926
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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

APU COMPARTMENT INTERNAL SKIN HAS PUNCTURE THRU THE BS 1926.7 & 18.5 FROM THE RT APU DOOR SUPPORT LONGERON. REPAIR APU COMPARTMENT INTERNAL SKIN IAW ECRA 5350-02153 & MUST BE INSPECTED AT INTERVALS NOT TO EXCEED 500 FLIGHT INSPECTION IAW PART 2 OF ECRA. AT NEXT C CHECK ON OR BEFORE AUG 14, 2016. ACP PERMANENT REPAIR IAW PART 3 OF ECRA 5350-02153.