Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
November 14, 2012
Submitted
November 16, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N553UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
25277
Aircraft time
67,112 hours, 24,941 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

MAJOR REPAIR. EXT FUSE SKIN TOOLING DAMAGE STA 1620 BETWEEN STR 28L & 29L. MAJOR REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED: MAINT TEXT: DAMAGE FOUND OUT OF SRM LIMITS. CUT OUT DAMAGE, ACPD HFEC. NO DEFECT NOTED. FAB & INSTALLED DOUBLER & FILLER PER ECRA5360-01226. THIS REPAIR RECEIVED SECOND STAGE FAA APPROVAL. FULL COMPLIANCE HAS NOT BEEN EVALUATED. A NEW 8100-9 REQUIRE PRIOR TO 34,400 PTC.