Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
May 4, 2010
Submitted
May 5, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N556UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
26650
Aircraft time
57,569 hours, 21,216 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2040
Part
Skin
Condition
Dented
Location
Bs 760
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

FUSELAGE DENTED AFT OF DOOR 2L, AT STA 760, 9" ABOVE WL. MAJOR REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED: DENT IS 1"W BY .200" D, IS SMOOTH, NO GOUGES OR CRACKS. DENT IS NOT ON ANY FRAMES OR STRINGERS. REMOVED DAMAGE AND ACP HFEC INSP TO VERIFY CUT OUT CRACK FREE. FABRICATED DOUBLER. INSTALLED DOUBLER & FASTNERS. WORK IS ON NR 2983242026N0017 AND INSP BY QC.