Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
August 9, 2011
Submitted
August 11, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N575UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
26689
Aircraft time
61,364 hours, 22,766 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Skin
Condition
Damaged
Location
Horiz Stab
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

LT HORIZONTIAL STAB HAS A DENT UNDERSIDE, APPROX STA 192 MEASURES 3 X 1.375. FOUND ON ARRIVAL. DENT LOCATED STA 191.249- 8.5\ AFT OF PANEL L/E- REF SRM 55-10-01 PG 104 DETAIL IV A=1.25\, Y=.032\ A OVER Y = 39.06 DENT LOCATED 4.625\ FROM PREVIOUS REPAIR AND 1.25\ FROM DENT AT STA 193.249. ACCOMPLISHED TAP TEST AND HFEC OF AREA. NO DELAM OR CRACKS NOTED. REF NDT MANUAL 51-00-19 PART 6 FOR HFEC. ACCOMPLISH A REPETATIVE INSPECTION VISUAL AND TAP TEST AT EVERY 3SV TO ENSURE NO ADDITIONAL DAMAGE PRESENT. ACCMP PERMANENT REPAIR PER SRM. TO BE REPAIRED BY NEXT A11 CHECK.