Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 767322

Difficulty date
November 8, 2011
Submitted
December 8, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N642UA
Make and model
Boeing 767322
Aircraft serial
25092
Aircraft time
88,145 hours, 14,089 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4060
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

AIRCRAFT HIT BY HILOADER AFT OF AFT CARGO DOOR ABOUT 10 INCHES IN FRONT OF EXTERIOR AREA LIGHT. NDT HI-FREQ EC INSP SKIN AFTER DAMAGE BLENDED. NO CRACKS FOUND. BLEND SKIN DAMAGE AT STA 1373 BTWN S27-R AND S28-R PER SRM. BLENDED OUT GOUGES AND PRIMERED DAMAGE AREA AT STA 1373 PER SRM. DAMAGE TO FUSELAGE AT STATION 1373 BETWEEN STRINGERS 27R AND 28R CAUSED BY CONTACT WITH CARGO LOADER. RE-INSPECTIONS MUST BE ACCOMPLISHED. THE INITIAL DENT MEASURED 4"H X 5"W AND WAS REPAIRED PER THE INSTRUCTIONS ON PEMCO PD 67-53-042 WITHOUT DEVIATION. BY- 29887. ACCOMPLISH THE INITIAL INSPECTION ON OR BEFORE THE AIRCRAFT REACHES 37500 PLANE TOTAL CYCLES. PERFORM REPEAT INSPECTIONS EVERY 3000 CYCLES AFTER REACHING THE THRESHOLD.