Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
June 17, 2010
Submitted
June 21, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N558UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
26654
Aircraft time
59,496 hours, 21,962 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Skin
Condition
Damaged
Location
Bs 617-677
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

FUSELAGE DAMAGE TO SKIN APPROX STA 617 TO 677 AT WL 208 TEAR APPROX 9 IN LONG. MAJOR REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED: INSTALLED SKIN AT STA 630 AND STRINGER 17L TO 19L IAW UA-EVA-73889. PWI 6951 AND EA PD57-53-041. REPAIR IS A CATEGORY "C" INTERIM REPAIR AND MUST BE REPLACED OR MODIFIED TO A CAT A OR B REPAIR ()WITHIN 24 MONTHS OF 22 JUN 10, NOT TO EXCEED 3000 FLIGHT CYCLE S FROM PTT 59,496 PER THIS EA.