Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
August 22, 2011
Submitted
August 31, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N597UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
28750
Aircraft time
49,505 hours, 13,929 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
L4 Door
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

THE 4L DOOR CRACKED ON INTERIOR SKIN INBOARD OF LOWER LATCH. MAJOR REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED. CRACKS FOUND ON THE LIGHTNING HOLE FLANGE OF THE P/N 146N6100-671 INNER SKIN AT BS 1671. TRIMMED OUT DAMAGE & PROVIDED AN INSURANCE CUT. ACP NDT OF CUT- OUT & OPEN HOLES. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED AN EXTERNAL DOUBLER REPAIR REF EA PD57-52-027.