Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
August 12, 2011
Submitted
August 17, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N537UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
25157
Aircraft time
65,812 hours, 24,249 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Skin
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 SKIN REPAIR COMMON TO LOWER FWD CARGO DOOR CUTOUT BS 580 DENT-GOUGE HAS RECEIVED FIRST STAGE APPROVAL FOR STATIC STRENGTH BUT COMPLIANCE TO 14 CFR 25.571 & 26.43(D) HAS NOT BEEN EVALUATED. A NEW FAA FORM 8100-9 SHOWING COMPLIANCE MUST BE ISSUED BEFORE 11AUG13. IF THE NEW 8100-9 FORM IS NOT ISSUED ON OR BEFORE 11AUG13 THE AIR WORTHINESS CERTIFICATE OF THIS AIRPLANE WITH THIS REPAIR US NO LONGER VALID. THE RECEIPT OF THE NEW 8100-9 IS BEING TRACKED BY DAT 11-145.