Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
November 30, 2009
Submitted
December 16, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N596UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
28749
Aircraft time
46,737 hours, 13,020 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Skin
Condition
Leaking
Location
Fuselage
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
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

PRESSURE LEAK AT STA 1620 LT CROWN AREA. SKIN LAP, FWD AND 12" ABOVE RT AFT STATIC PORT FOUND TO BE LEAKING DURING PRESSURIZATION CK. SEALED SKIN LAP ON OV WU E 5819H. SKIN LAP AFT OF UPPER TCAS ANT FOUND TO BE LEAKING DURING PRESSURIZATION CHECK SEALED SKIN LAP ON OV WU E5816H. THE CAUSE OF THE MOISTURE IN CROWN AREA IS MOIST CABIN AIR MIGRATING THROUGH GAPS OF BLANKETS & CONTACTING COLD FUSELAGE SKIN. TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE, DRY EXCESS MOISTURE & REINSTALL BLANKETS. PAY ATTENTION TO SEALING GAPS WHERE BLANKETS OVERLAP. RESTORED AIRCRAFT TO NORMAL. WORK ACP ON DOCK WU E5813H . ALL CEILING INSULATION GAPS SEALED.