Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
February 6, 2011
Submitted
February 11, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N558UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
26654
Aircraft time
61,211 hours, 22,602 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2040
Part
Skin
Condition
Dented
Location
Fusleage
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

RAMP REPORTS DENT AFT AND BELOW DOOR 4LT MAJOR REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED: INSPECTED AREA IAW SRM AND FOUND TO BE OUT OF LIMITS. DENT MEASURES 1-32 " IN DEPTH, 3 QTR " TALL AND 1 1-2 " WIDE, DENT MEASURES 18 3-4 " FROM STA 1720 (PRESSURE BULKHEAD) AND 11 1-2 " FROM THE FLOOR LINE AND 1-4 " FROM THE NEXT RIVET, INSPECTED THE AFFECTED AREA FROM THE INSIDE, NO DAMAGE FOUND. IN REF TO EVA 73071. MF5133 CREATED TO MONITOR. REF TO EVA AND SRM EXTERNAL DOUBLER REPAIR EST 2-3 SHIFT SLOT. LM INFO: *20HR SLOT RQSTD*. ARC: FOUND DENT TO BE OUT OF LIMITS. CUT OUT DAMAGE AND INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLER IAW SRM.