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

FUSE SKIN AT BS 1500-1520 LBL 3 THE .025" HOLES COMMON TO INTERCOSTAL HAVE KNIFE EDGE COND. MAJOR REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED: CUT OUT DAMAGE, ACPD HFEC, NO DEFECT NOTED. FABRICATED & INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLER & FILLER PER SRM 53-00-01 REPAIR 3 PG 201. THIS IS A CAT B REPAIR WITH RE-INSPECT WITHIN 37,500 FLIGHT CYCLE.