Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
November 20, 2011
Submitted
November 21, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N538UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
25222
Aircraft time
67,469 hours, 24,862 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
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

(.125) OF AN INCH CRACK VERIFIED IN CROWN SKIN AT STATION 407. FOUND CRACK INDICATION AT STR 4L STA 406 APPROX 1-8TH IN LONG AT CHEM MILL RADIUS.