Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
January 21, 2013
Submitted
November 10, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N516UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
24860
Aircraft time
72,295 hours, 26,996 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

MAJOR REPAIR LT FUSELAGE SKIN BS 657 - 661 AT STRINGER 26L HAS SCRIBE MARK DAMAGE & MUST BE INSP IAW REQUIREMENTS OF AMM53-31-93 PRIOR TO THRESHOLD OF 28,996 PTC & EVERY 2000 CYCLES THEREAFTER. ACCOMPLISH INSP IAW PART II OF ECRA 5330-04413. REPAIRED LT FUSELAGE SKIN STATION 660 - 760 AT LAP IAW ECRA 5330-04413. INSP REQUIREMENTS PERFORM INSP BS 400 - 661 SKIN LAP AT STRINGER 26LT IAW AMM 53-31-93 & DETAILED VISUAL INSP. ADDITIONAL INSP REQUIREMENTS UT PHASED ARRAY INSP IAW NDT MANUAL PART4 53 -00-02 & HFEC INSP NDT MANUAL PART6 51-00-01 OR 51-00-19. CONTACT ENGINEERING PRIOR TO 28,996 PTC FOR INSP REQUIREMENTS 07 NOV SFO INF. AMM 53-31-93 HAS BEEN UPDATED WITH INSP REQUIREMENTS. THIS CF CAN BE DELETED.