Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
June 18, 2009
Submitted
June 19, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N521UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
24891
Aircraft time
61,512 hours, 22,917 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

FUSELAGE SKIN DAMAGED BS 600 - BS 620, BETWEEN STR 15L & STR 17L. REPAIRED; REPAIR IS TIME LIMITED FOR 12 MONTHS FROM 06-15-09. THE AIRPLANE BECOMES UNAIRWORTHY ON 06-15-2010 UNLESS A NEW FAA 8100-9 APPROVAL IN COMPLIANCE WITH FAR 25.571 IS ISSUED PRIOR TO THAT TIME. MAJOR REPAIR: ACP REPAIR PER UA-EVA 72686 AND ON WU K6112B. REPAIR IS TIME LIMITED FOR 12 MONTHS FROM 06-15-09. CREATED CF9064 TO MONITOR THE NEW DOUBLER APPROVAL.