Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
July 14, 2011
Submitted
July 18, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N540UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
25252
Aircraft time
66,043 hours, 24,286 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
System (JASC)
5751 · Ailerons
Part
Skin
Condition
Punctured
Location
Aileron
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
C
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

LT WING AILERON UPPER SURFACE HAS NUMEROUS PUNCTURES TO COMPOSITE SKIN.