SDR UALA2012081404490

Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date: August 10, 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
System (JASC): 5512 · Horizontal Stabilizer, Plate/Skin
Part: Skin
Condition: Dented
Location: Horizontal Stab
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 HORIZONTAL STABILIZER, UPPER SKIN PANEL BETWEEN FRONT SPAR AND AUX SPAR FROM FUSELAGE TO OTBD TIP HAS NUMEROUS DENTS APPROX 6 PER SQUARE FOOT. THERE WERE NO DEFECTS NOTED. SANDED, FILLED, SANDED, PRIMED AND PAINTED LT STAB UPPER SURFACE. ACCOMPLISHED EVA-81043, AND EVA-81044.