What was found
UPPER FUSELAGE EXTERNAL SKIN HAS BLENDED AREA AT STA 1448 AND STR 2R. MAJOR REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED: REMOVED DAMAGED AREA, FABRICATED AND INSTALLED REPAIR PARTS PER ECRA 5330-04330.
- Difficulty date
- September 25, 2012
- Submitted
- October 1, 2012
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N551UA
- Make and model
- Boeing 757222
- Aircraft serial
- 25399
- Aircraft time
- 78,741 hours, 22,821 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.