Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
December 29, 2008
Submitted
December 31, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N501UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
24622
Aircraft time
63,059 hours, 23,597 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Skin
Condition
Delaminated
Location
Rt Elevator
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

RT ELEVATOR LOWER CENTER EXT SURFACE HAS DELAMINATED BROKEN AREA AT ELEV STA 220. REMOVED DAMAGE AND ACCOMPLISHED CARBON FIBER REPAIR.