Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
December 27, 2017
Submitted
December 28, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N597UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
28750
Aircraft time
70,435 hours, 18,508 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
144N31405
Condition
Gouged
Location
Bs 1139-1160
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

UPPER FUSELAGE SKIN HAS A GOUGE FROM BS 1139.819 TO 1160, BETWEEN STRINGERS 5L AND 6L. BLENDED THE DAMAGED AREA AND FOUND TO BE OUT OF LIMITS IAW SRM 53-00-01, FIG 101. REPAIRED IAW EC/RA 5330-06260.