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
Dented
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

EXTERNAL PROTRUSION AT BS 1600 PLUS 17, 1.25 INCHES BELOW STR 27R. MAJOR REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED: EXTERNAL FUSELAGE DENTED AT STA 1600 PLUS 17 1.25 INCHES BELOW STR 27 MEASURED DEPTH Y= .035, AY=32.5. DENT FOUND TO BE WITHIN LIMITS PER SRM 53-00-01 FIG 101 SHEET 4 DETAIL III. ACCOMPLISHED HFEC NO CRACKS NOTED.