Service difficulty report · Doubler · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
December 5, 2011
Submitted
December 8, 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
Doubler
Condition
Dented
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

EXTERNAL FUSELAGE SKIN DOUBLER HAS A DENT AT BS 610 BETWEEN STR 16L TO STR 17L. MAJOR REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED. REMOVED PREVIOUS BARN DOOR SKIN SPLICE REPAIR, AND FABRICATED A NEW SKIN SECTION AND SPLICE DOUBLERS AND FILLERS AND INSTALLED PER TIMCO REO G14217, REV A AND UAL EVA 81561 ON NON ROUTINE 27224. TOTAL ADDED WEIGHT FOR THIS REPAIR IS .943 LBS. A NEW CF9 WILL BE GENERATED FOR 24 MONTH DTA PER 085625UAL EVA 81561.