Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
April 27, 2011
Submitted
May 27, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N521UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
24891
Aircraft time
67,437 hours, 25,199 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Skin
Condition
Damaged
Location
Bs 627 S14l
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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

LOW FREQUENCY EDDY CURRENT HAS INDICATION AT REPAIR DOUBLER ABOVE STRINGER 14L, STA 627, (ABOVE FWD FASTENER IN TOP ROW). REMOVED THE SPLICE STRAP TRIPLER, ACCOMPLISHED HFEC AND LFEC PER NDT 6-51-00-19 AND NO DEFECTS NOTED. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED A NEW TRIPLER PER REO G13629, REV. D ON NON ROUTINE 27617. PER EVA 80805.