Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
August 17, 2012
Submitted
August 24, 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 500
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

SKIN DENTED BS 500, BETWEEN S13 - 14L. FOUND OUT OF SRM LIMITS. CUT-OUT DAMAGE AND ACCOMPLISHED HFEC OF CUT-OUT. ACCOMPLISHED INSURANCE CUT AND NDT OF OPEN HOLES COMMON TO REPAIR. NO CRACKS. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED EXTERNAL DOUBLER AND FILLERS REPAIR REF EA PT57-53-023 AND ECRA 5330-04304.