Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
November 23, 2011
Submitted
November 30, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N585UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
26709
Aircraft time
61,110 hours, 21,645 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

L4 DOOR INTERNAL SKIN HAS A CRACK 9 INCHES FROM FWD EDGE OF DOOR. MAJOR REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED. BLENDED OUT DAMAGE PER SRM AND FOUND TO BE OUT OF LIMITS. FORMED REPAIR DOUBLER AND SHIM AND INSTALLED PER SRM ON NON ROUTINE 2 7569.