Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
April 19, 2010
Submitted
April 26, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N566UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
26670
Aircraft time
58,581 hours, 21,618 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2040
Part
Skin
Condition
Dented
Location
Horizontal Stab
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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

RT HORIZONTAL STAB LOWER SKIN DENTED. DENT ON LOWER SKIN 41.5" OTBD OF FUSELAGE AND 12" AFT OF L/E. DENTS ARE BETWEEN AUX SPAR AND FRONT SPAR. MOST FWD DENT MEASURES 1.5" LONG BY 1.125 IN WIDTH. AFT DENT 1.250 LONG BY 1" WIDE. DENTS HAVE APROX. .250" SEPARATION. ACCOMPLISHED HEFC INSP OF DENT. NO CRACKS FOUND AT THIS TIME. THIS AS 1 DENT, 3 INCHES LONG BY 1 (PARTIAL). IAW INTERIM RPR MADE TO DENTS. ACP 10X MAGNIFICATION VISUAL INSPECTIONS AT EVERY 50 FLT HOURS. PERMANENT REPAIR SHALL BE ACCOMPLISHED WITHIN 100 FLT HRS NOT TO EXCEED PTT 58,681. COMPLETED RE-CHECK. AT THIS TIME FOUND NO FURTHER DAMAGE.