Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
September 1, 2010
Submitted
September 28, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N571UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
26681
Aircraft time
59,409 hours, 21,984 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2040
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
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

DOOR 2L UPPER DOOR HINGE CUTOUT HAS A 1-8TH INCH CRACK AT BASE OF RADIUS. 1-8TH INCH ABOVE THE CRACK THERE APPEARS TO BE A TEAR IN THE CUTOUT. REPAIRED CRACK TO UPPER HINGE CUTOUT ON DOOR 2 LT, AWAITING REV OF EVA FOR FINAL SIGN OFF. CURRENT EVA UA-EVA-70740-A. ACCOMPLISHED REPAIR PER UA- EVA-80049. HFEC TO BE ACP AT NEXT CK AND IF NO CRACKS ARE FOUND, REPAIR IS TO BE CONSIDERED PERMANENT.