Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 767322

Difficulty date
June 9, 2010
Submitted
June 10, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N653UA
Make and model
Boeing 767322
Aircraft serial
25391
Aircraft time
76,426 hours, 12,414 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4060
Part
Skin
Condition
Damaged
Location
Bs 618
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

FOUND DAMAGE ON ARRIVAL, DAMAGE IS AN EDGE GOUGE AFT OF FWD CARGO DOOR STA 618 APPROX 3.5' ABOVE BOTTOM OF DOOR FRAME. GOUGE IS THE FULL DEPTH OF SKIN AT THE EDGE OF THE FRAME 0.160", GOUGE STARTS 3-16" FROM AN EDGE OF A RIVET, THE RIVET CTR IS 13-16" FROM THE EDGE, GOUGE STARTS WITH 0.040 DEPTH AND TAPERS TO THE FULL DEPT OF THE SKIN IN THAT AREA ON THE EDGE, THE DOUBLER UNDER THE SKIN HAS A SLIGHT DENT. REPAIRED REF UA-EVA-73854. REQUIRES RECHECK HFEC INSPECTION OF OUTER SKIN AT FASTENER HOLES EVERY "A" CHK AND PERMANENT.