Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
September 28, 2012
Submitted
November 16, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N525UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
24978
Aircraft time
74,972 hours, 22,673 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Skin
Condition
Damaged
Location
Lt Wing
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

ON LEFT WING PERFORM STEP 5. MEASURE REMAINING SKIN THICKNESS IN THE BLEND OUT AREAS AND RECORD IT ON THE WING SURFACE. REF AVO ESC120524-5325-1. BY- 92992 AT REWORK AREAS: WBL 150.5 NORMAL THICKNESS .424 INCH, .016 INCH REMOVED FOR CORROSION. IN REWORK AREA WBL 139.0 NORMAL THICKNESS .330 INCH, .007 INCH REMOVED FOR CORROSION.