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
Dented
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 ON THE UNDERSIDE, APPROX STA 195 MEASURES 1.25 X 1.25. DENT LOCATED AT STA 193.249- 10.34" AFT OF PANEL L/E- REF SRM 55-10-01 PG 104 DETAIL IV A=1", Y= .022", A OVER Y = 45.45. PANEL LOCATED 2.375" FROM PREVIOUS REPAIR & 1.25" FROM DENT LOCATED AT STA 191.249. ACCOMPLISHED TAP TEST AND HFEC OF AREA. NO DELAM OR CRACKS NOTED. REF NDT MANUAL 51-00-19 PART 6 FOR HFEC. ACCOMPLISH A REPTITIVE INSPECTION VISUAL AND TAP TEST AT EVERY 3SV TO ENSURE NO ADDITONAL DAMAGE PRESENT. ACCOMPLISH PERMANENT REPAIR PER SRM. PER UA-EVA-81190 TO BE REPAIRED BY NEXT A11 CHECK.