Service difficulty report · Skin Panel · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
July 10, 2011
Submitted
August 3, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N517UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
24861
Aircraft time
71,775 hours, 22,526 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Skin Panel
Condition
Cracked
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

GOT A CRACK INDICATION WHILE PERFORMING NDT 53-30-14 PT6 PROCEDURE AT STA 410 STR 4L APPROX 1-2 INCH LONG. CONTACTED ENGRNG. ACP'D INTERNAL HFEC. CHEM MILL EDGE IS CRACKED AT STA 406 AND 408 OF UPPER SKIN PANEL. CRACKS ARE MARKED. CROWN SKIN PANEL RPLC'D ON WU R5782N AT SMB.