Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
September 11, 2011
Submitted
September 16, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N550UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
25398
Aircraft time
74,963 hours, 21,747 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Skin
Condition
Punctured
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

DAMAGE FOUND LT SIDE OF FUSELAGE FWD OF DOOR 2L. APPROX STA 636 BELOW FLOOR LEVEL STRINGER S-17 DAMAGE APPROX 1.4375 X 0.875 PUNCTURE THRU SKIN. ACP INSPECTION OF SURROUNDING AREA INSIDE AND OUT, NO FURTHER DAMAGE NOTED. INSTALLED INTERIM RPR WITH ALUMINUM FOIL TAPE PER SAMC DIRECTION FOR THE PURPOSES OF NON-PRESSURIZED FERRY FLT. ACCMPL'D FUSELAGE REPAIR AT BS 636 BELOW STR 17L PER SRM 53-00- REPAIR 3. THE DAMAGE CUTOUT AREA IS WITHIN 20 INCHES OF AN EXISITING DOUBLER AND THE REQUIRED REPAIR DOUBLER THICKNESS WILL EXCEED THE MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE THICKNESS FOR A CAT 'B' REPAIR PER SRM REPAIR 3. REPAIR ACP PER UA EVA 81295.