What was found
EXTERIOR UPPER FUSELAGE STA 700, BETWEEN STA 3L AND 4L HAS A DEEP BLENDED OUT AREA. MAJOR REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED. CUT OUT DAMAGED SKIN, HFEC CUT SKIN AND SURROUNDING HOLES, INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLERS AND FILLER PER ECRA 5531-01609.
- Difficulty date
- July 3, 2012
- Submitted
- July 6, 2012
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N547UA
- Make and model
- Boeing 757222
- Aircraft serial
- 25368
- Aircraft time
- 76,629 hours, 22,361 cycles
- Engine
- Pwa PW2037
- System (JASC)
- 5330 · Fuselage Main, Plate/Skin
- 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.