Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
June 28, 2010
Submitted
June 28, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N508UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
24744
Aircraft time
68,724 hours, 21,781 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Skin
Condition
Damaged
Location
Emergency Exit
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

LT AFT OVERWING EXIT DOOR HAS A HOLE IN OUTER SKIN. MAJOR REPAIR ACCOMPLISH: REPAIRED HOLE IN OVERWING EXIT DOOR, FABRICATED A REPAIR DOUBLER, FILLER AND SHIM.