Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
November 1, 2010
Submitted
November 1, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N571UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
26681
Aircraft time
59,948 hours, 22,183 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2040
Part
Skin
Condition
Dented
Location
Bs 442
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

DENT AFT OF 1L IN LIGHT BLUE STRIPE. 3 DENTS LOCATED APPROX STA 442 AND AFT, BETWEEN STRINGER LT 17 & 18. DENTS 1.25" ROUND X .015"D, 2"ROUND X .015" D, AND 3"ROUND X .031"D. 1ST DENT L/E .5 IN FROM BUTT STRAP REAR ATTACH FASTENER. EXTERNAL VISUAL INSP ACCOMPLISHED AND FOUND TO BE FREE OF ANY SHARP CREASE, CRACKS, GOUGES, OR LOOSE FASTENERS. EVA 80271 TO BE ACCOMPLISHED WITHIN 2 FLT CYCLES. ACCOMPLISHED EXTERNAL HFEC. NO CRACKS FOUND. VISUAL AND HFEC ACCOMPLISHED ON EXTERIOR AND INTERIOR. NO CRACKS FOUND. INSP ACP HFEC REF: CF674 AND CF675 AND FOUND NO CRACKS. IAW EVA-80271 CREATED CF0678 FOR PERMANENT REPAIR WITHIN 100 HRS.