Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
April 16, 2009
Submitted
April 22, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N573UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
26685
Aircraft time
53,921 hours, 19,796 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
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

AIRCRAFT DAMAGED BY BELT LOADER ON FUSELAGE FWD OF AFT CARGO DOOR NEAR BOTTOM OF DOOR CUTOUT. DAMAGED AREA IS APPROX A LONG GOUGE 5\ LEADING UP TO A SERIES OF SMALL GOUGES. CENTER OF DAMAGED AREA ONE EIGHT INCH DEEP AND GOUGE ACROSS ONE RIVET. COMPLIED WITH EVA UA72507 BLENDED ALL DAMAGED AREA AND INSPECTED INSIDE STRINGER SURROUNDING, NO DAMAGED NOTED.