Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
April 20, 2011
Submitted
May 10, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N523UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
24932
Aircraft time
67,352 hours, 24,985 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Skin
Condition
Dented
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.

What was found

EXT FUSE SKIN IS DENTED AND BULGED AT FRAME STA 600, AND 640 STR 17L AND 18L. OK TO ARC REF SRM 53-00-01 FIG 101 DETAIL III AND SRM 51-70-01, HFEC NO CRACKS. REPLACED SHEAR TIE ON WU"S D4028X, D4030X.