Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
April 26, 2011
Submitted
May 27, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N569UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
26677
Aircraft time
61,335 hours, 22,799 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Skin
Condition
Gouged
Location
Bs 610
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

LEFT SIDE FUSELAGE APPROX STA 610.0 AND WL 206.0. A DENT WITH GOUGE APPROX 3.0 X 2.0 INCHES IN AREA AND .50 DEEP WITH DISPLACED METAL. INITIAL NDT INSP INDICATED SKIN AT 0.063IN WITH A MAX LOST OF 0.010IN AT A READING OF SKIN THICKNESS OF 0.053IN. THIS INSPECTION WAS ACCOMPLISHED WITH NO BLENDING DONE TO ADDRESS THE GOUGED SKIN AND UNABLE TO CHECK SKIN FOR CRACKS WITH HFEC INSP. CUT OUT DAMAGE FOR REPAIR 3 OF SRM. UA-EVA-80806 HAS BEEN ISSUED RPR IS NOW COMPLETE. REPAIR IS CONSIDERED AS PERMANENT.