Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
February 28, 2012
Submitted
March 6, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N504UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
24625
Aircraft time
71,826 hours, 27,280 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Skin
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

FOUND DENT ON WALK AROUND ON RT SIDE OF FUSELAGE AT BS 446 BETWEEN STR 15R AND STR 16R. DENT MEASURES 2"W X 3"L X .093"D. A OVER Y RATIO IS 18.6. DENT IS IN FIELD AREA. NO FASTENERS OR SUB STRUCTURE IN INVOLVED. DENT IS NOT GOUGED OR SCRATCHED AND ROUND BOTTOMED. EVALUATED DENT. ACCOMPLISHED EDDY CURRENT INSPECTION AND FOUND NO CRACKS. CUT OUT DAMAGED SECTION OF SKIN, FABBED DOUBLER AND INSTALLED REF SRM.