Service difficulty report · Structure · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
March 25, 2011
Submitted
March 28, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N575UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
26689
Aircraft time
60,652 hours, 22,506 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Structure
Condition
Damaged
Location
Elevator
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

CREW REPORT: LEFT ELEVATOR TRAILING EDGE BY FUSELAGE SMALL AREA OF DAMAGE. SAMC TEXT: DAMAGE IS 8 INCHES FROM INBD EDGE OF LEFT ELEVATOR, THE DAMAGE IS A DENT .625 INCHES DEEP AND 1.750 INCHES WIDE ON THE TRAILING EDGE. ELEVATOR EDGE IS CRUSHED AT DAMAGE LOCATION. ACCOMPLISHED REPAIR PER SRM. ACP PER AMT. PAINTED TO MATCH.