Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
April 26, 2012
Submitted
April 30, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N595UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
28748
Aircraft time
55,483 hours, 15,505 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Skin
Condition
Punctured
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

APPROXIMATELY 1 INCH BY 1 INCH PUNCTURE AT STA 1350 BETWEEN STR 20 AND 21 FROM CONTACT WITH LIFT. SHOULD ALSO READ LEFT SIDE OF ACFT. STOP DRILLED CRACKS PER SRM. OK FOR NON REVENUE FLT TO REPAIR STATION WITH MAX CABIN DIFFERENTIAL PRESSURE LIMITED TO 6.0 PSIG. SHOULD READ, SRM 53-00 -01 PAGE 102 ALLOWABLE DAMAGE 2. ACCOMPLISHED STRINGER 22L REPAIR PER B757-200 SRM. ACCOMPLISHED SKIN REPAIR PER B757-200 SRM. PERFORMED RII INSP OF SKIN AND STRINGER REPAIR REF SRM 53-00-01, FIG 201 AND SRM 53-00-0 3, FIG 201. SEE MX WORKSHEET SHEET 1-3 FOR PARTIAL WORK ACCOMPLISHED.