Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
November 27, 2010
Submitted
November 29, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N563UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
26665
Aircraft time
60,639 hours, 22,306 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Skin
Condition
Damaged
Location
Bs 564-616
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

DURING OVER NIGHT VISIT IN ORD EXISTING SKIN REPAIR AT BS 564 TO BS 616 BTWN STR 28L AND STR 28R WAS REEVALUATED. MAJOR REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED: DUE TO THE PROXIMITY TO THE CARGO DOOR CUTOUT, UA EVA74040 CREATED TO ADDRESS THE REPAIR. THE REPAIR HAS 1ST STAGE APPROVAL (APVL FOR STC STGTH) ONLY, THE COMPLIANCE TO 14CFR25.571 AND 26.43D HAS NOT BEEN EVALUATED. AN FAA FORM 8100-9 FINDING COMPLIANCE WITH 14CFR26 .43D AND 25.571 MST BE ISSUED AND DAMAGE TOLERANCE INF, MUST BE INCORPORATED IN THE APLN MAINTENANCE PGM WTHIN 24 MOS. REMOVED EXISTING REPAIR DOUBLER AND FABRICATED A NEW DOUBLER AND 3 FILLERS AND INSTALLED PER PEMCO EA PD57-53-062 AND UAL EVA 80346 ON NON ROUTINE 2358N00 158.