Service difficulty report · Nose Cowl · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
August 8, 2010
Submitted
August 9, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N540UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
25252
Aircraft time
62,980 hours, 23,166 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Nose Cowl
Part number
314N301025SP
Part serial
51
Condition
Damaged
Location
Lt Engine
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
C
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

ACFT TAXIED INTO JETWAY DAMAGING LT ENGINE NOSE COWL. FOUND DAMAGE AT 12 O'CLOCK POS. DAMAGE 2 DENT ONE IS 12 IN WIDE X 8 IN LONG X 2 IN DP. THE OTHER IS 18 IN LONG X 4 IN WIDE X 1 IN DP. ENG 1 INLET L/E BEYOND ALLOWABLE DAMAGE LIMITS OF SRM. REPLACED INLET COWL.