Service difficulty report · Structure · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
August 14, 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
Structure
Condition
Damaged
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

FUSELAGE DAMAGE AREA OF STA 500, 520 STR 17L,18L ON LEFT SIDE OF FUSELAGE APPROX 10 FT FROM DOOR 1L AT FLOOR LEVEL. MAJOR REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED: INTERIM RPR DONE PER BOEING MSG REQUIRED PERM RPR BY GSO. FUSELAGE SKIN REPAIRED WITH DOUBLER-FILLER REPAIR PER REO G138 42, REV D ON NON ROUTINE 20001. CREATED CF9079 PER EVA 81204 FOR 24 MONTH DTA.