Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
June 25, 2009
Submitted
June 29, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N542UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
25276
Aircraft time
59,559 hours, 21,856 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

PUNCTURE HOLE IN FUSELAGE AT STA 625 FWD OF DOOR 2L, 22 INCHES BELOW PASSENGER WINDOW NR 10. HOLE IS .75 INCH BY 1.75 INCH. FOUR (4) HORIZONTAL RIVETS BELOW HOLE HAVE DAMAGE. MAJOR REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED. SKIN REPLACEMENT REPAIR IN PROGRESS. SKIN, DOUBLERS, TRIPLERS FABBED, MARKED, MAPPED, DRILLED & PRIMED NOW COUNTERSINKING. CUT AND DRILLED NEW STRINGER SECTION FROM FWD SPLICE TO TERMINATION AT LIGHT ASSY. EVA STAMPED ON PARTS, PARTS WEIGHED. EVA IN HAND.