Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
August 9, 2011
Submitted
August 19, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N571UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
26681
Aircraft time
61,795 hours, 22,878 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Skin
Condition
Dented
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

THERE ARE 3 DENTS LOCATED APPROX STA 442 & AFT BTWN STR LT 17 + 18. MAJOR REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED: 1ST DENT IS 1.25" IN DIAMETER & .015" DEPTH STA 441.75. 2ND DENT IS 2.0" IN DIAMETER & .015" DEPTH STA 444. 3RD DENT IS 3.0 INCH IN DIAMETER & .031" DEPTH STA 446. THE FIRST DENT IS NOT WITHIN LIMITS FOR PROXIMITY TO SKIN JOINTS (3.0IN) OF SRM. REMOVED SECTION OF FUSELAGE SKIN AT BS 440L AND BETWEEN STR 17L TO STR 18L. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED A REPAIR DOUBLER AND FILLER PER REO G13845, REV B. BUTT JOINT NOT AFFECTED AND NO LOOSE FASTENERS. ACP HFEC INSP AND FOUND NO CRACKS. PERMANENT REPAIR TO BE ACCOMPLISHED AT NEXT HMV3 CURRENTLY SCHEDULED FOR JULY 2011^02NOV.