What was found
LOWER AFT CORNER OF SCUFF PLATE HAS A CRACK IN IT. TWO FASTENERS ARE ALSO SHEARED OFF, ONE ON THE AFT CUFF PLATE AND ONE ON THE CENTER SCUFF PLATE. REPAIRED BY WELD REF MM AND GNMM.
- Difficulty date
- November 15, 2010
- Submitted
- November 17, 2010
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N514UA
- Make and model
- Boeing 757222
- Aircraft serial
- 24839
- Aircraft time
- 66,177 hours, 24,959 cycles
- Engine
- Pwa PW2037
- System (JASC)
- 5320 · Fuselage Miscellaneous Structure
- Part
- Plate
- 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.