Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
July 14, 2011
Submitted
July 18, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N567UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
26673
Aircraft time
62,446 hours, 23,018 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
System (JASC)
5751 · Ailerons
Part
Skin
Part number
113N710058H
Part serial
388272
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

AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED MODERATE HAIL STRIKE ON GROUND IN DENVER. RT WING AILERON UPPER SURFACE HAS NUMEROUS PUNCTURES TO COMPOSITE SKIN. WILL CONTINUE TO MAP OUT AND EVAL DAMAGE. RT AILERON NEEDS TO BE REMOVED ACCOUNT OF DAMAGE. REMOVED RT AILERON & REPLACED.