Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
September 5, 2009
Submitted
September 8, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N580UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
26698
Aircraft time
54,766 hours, 19,172 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Skin
Condition
Dented
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

AFTER JET BRIDGE REMOVAL BEFORE FLIGHT, RAMP REPORTED DENT FOUND AT APPROX STA 730, APPROX 13 INCHES AFT OF DOOR 2L AND 16 IN ABOVE THRESHOLD OF DOOR. MAJOR REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED. CLEANED PAINT AROUND DENT FOR HFEC INSPECTION A-Y AT 30. NO CRACK FOUND DURING HFEC. TRIMMED OUT SKIN DAMAGE AT BS 740 LT AT STR 15L, FABRICATED A DOUBLER - TRIPLER AND INSTALLED.