Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
September 25, 2009
Submitted
September 28, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N516UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
24860
Aircraft time
62,800 hours, 23,490 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Skin
Condition
Burned
Location
Bs 367
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

RIVET HAS BURNED MARK ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE FUSELAGE AT APPROX STATION 367 AND APPROX 29 INCHES BELOW AND AFT OF THE NUMBER SIX OF THE NOSE NUMBER. MAJOR REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED PER MM. REPLACED FASTENER.