Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
March 2, 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
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

LEFT FUSELAGE STA 580 AND BETWEEN STRINGERS 23L AND 22L HAS SEVERAL BLENDOUTS 4 EA MARKED. ACCOMPLISH RII INSPECTION OF AMIS ITEM 8262152. REPAIRED IN ACCORDANCE WITH ECRA 5330-04211. ACCOMPLISHED DURING SCAL HMV. ACCOMPLISH INITIAL INSPECTION ON OR BEFORE THE AIRCRAFT REACHING 25K FLT CYC IN INTERVALS NOT TO EXCEED 6K FLT CYC THEREAFTER.