Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 767322

Difficulty date
November 17, 2012
Submitted
November 20, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N642UA
Make and model
Boeing 767322
Aircraft serial
25092
Aircraft time
90,922 hours, 14,481 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4060
Part
Skin
Condition
Gouged
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

DURING WALKAROUND MECH NOTICED A GOUGE ON FUSELAGE AFT OF AFT PIT DOOR ON RT SIDE. GOUGE IS 2 INCH LONG AND 0.005 DEPTH, LOCATED ON STA 1351, BETWEEN S29 AND S30 AND 3-4 OFF AN INCH FROM THE CARGO DOOR OPENING, PER LOCAL MECHANIC. DAMAGED AREA BLENDED AND VISUAL INSP CARRIED OUT FOR FURTHER DAMAGE. NONE FOUND. SKIN LOSS 0.005IN, WITHIN SRM LIMITS REF SRM 53-00-01-TABLE 1 PG 102.