Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
December 2, 2012
Submitted
December 21, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N515UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
24840
Aircraft time
41,800 hours, 15,655 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

FUSELAGE CREASE APPROX 1 FT AFT OF DOOR 3R AT MID LEVEL. MAJOR REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED. FUSELAGE SKIN DENT IS SMOOTH, CRACK FREE & WITHIN LIMITS PER SRM 53-00-01PG101. NO ACTION REQUIRED. DAMAGE WAS AT STA 1707, BETWEEN STR 15R & 16R. FOUND TO BE OUT OF LIMITS. DOUBLER REPAIR INSTALLED PER SRM 53-00-01 REPAIR 3 FIGURE 201.