Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
August 13, 2012
Submitted
August 17, 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
Dented
Location
Bs 750
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

DENT IN SKIN ON LEFT SIDE OF ACFT AT BS 750 JUST AFT AND BELOW OF MID LAV SERVICE PANEL. DENT IS ABOUT 2 AND 1-2 INCHES IN DIAMETER BY 3-32 INCH DEEP. OPENED PIT, FOUND NO CRACKS OR PULLED RIVETS. HFEC AREA AND NO CRACKS FOUND. DENT IS WITHIN SRM 53-00-01 LIMITS. REPAIRED PER ECRA 5330-04295.