Service difficulty report · Skin · 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
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

EXTERNAL FUSELAGE BETWEEN BS 520 AND BS 540, BETWEEN STR 29L AND STR 28L HAS A DENT. MAJOR REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED: TRIMMED OUT THE DAMAGED SKIN AND FABRICATED A REPAIR DOUBLER AND INSTALLED PER TIMCO REO 2 0284. PER UAL EVA 81196, THE FUSELAGE SKIN REPAIR BETWEEN BS 525 - BS-555, AND STR 26L AND 28L HAS RECEIVED FIRST STAGE APPROVAL FOR STATIC STRENGTH 085625 ONLY, AND A NEW FAA 8100-9 MUST BE ISSUED AND DTA INFORMATION INCORPORATED IN THE AIRPLANE MAINTENANCE PROGRAM BEFORE 08AUG2013. THE AIRCRAFT WILL BECOME UNAIRWORTHY IF A NEW FAA 8100-9 IS NOT ISSUED ON OR BEFORE 08AUG2013.