Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
September 28, 2012
Submitted
November 15, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N511UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
24799
Aircraft time
72,042 hours, 26,959 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
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.

What was found

FUSELAGE EXTERNAL UPPER LEFT SIDE BELOW FORWARD EDGE OF US FLAG, BUTTON HEAD RIVET IS DAMAGED. FUSE SKIN DENTED AT BS 1580 AND BETWEEN S-9L TO S-10L DUE TO RIVET INSTALLATION. TRIMMED OUT DAMAGED SKIN AND FABRICATED AND INSTALLED A REPAIR DOUBLER AND STRUCTURAL FILLER PER REO G15417, REV D AND UA EC-RA 5361-01025.