Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
August 10, 2012
Submitted
August 14, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N509UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
24763
Aircraft time
71,818 hours, 26,907 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Skin
Condition
Damaged
Location
Bs 448-458
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

EXTERIOR FUSELAGE BLENDED AREA OUT OF LIMITS AT BS 448-458 STR 22-23L. CUTOUT DAMAGE AREA OUT IAW SRM 53-00-01. PERFORMED HFEC SURFACE AREA IAW NDT MAN UAL PER PART 6 51-00-19. FABRICATED DOUBLER IAW 53-00-01. DRILLED DOUBLER IAW SRM 51-40-05. INSTALLED DOUBLER IAW SRM 51-40-02.