Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
November 7, 2011
Submitted
November 30, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N586UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
26710
Aircraft time
60,604 hours, 21,501 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Skin
Condition
Dented
Location
R4 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

DOOR 4 RIGHT OUTER SKIN HAS A SMALL DENT AT THE FWD EDGE ADJACENT TO THE 3RD DOOR STOP FROM THE BOTTOM. MEASURED DENT AND FOUND TO BE WITHIN LIMITS IAW B757 SRM. NDT HFEC PERFORMED ON DENT AREA IAW B757 NDTM PART 6 AND FOUND NO CRACKS. TREATED, PRIMED AND PAINTED IAW B757 MM. MARKED DENT ON DOOR 4 RIGHT IAW NMOP 002-001-15.