Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
December 29, 2011
Submitted
December 11, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N544UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
25322
Aircraft time
75,613 hours, 21,810 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

EXTERNAL FUSELAGE SKIN CREASED BETWEEN BS 1380 TO 1400 AND STR 27R-28R. REMOVED DAMAGED SKIN AND FABRICATED A REPAIR DOUBLER, STRUCTURAL FILLER, AND FILLER AND INSTALLED BETWEEN BS 1380 TO 1390 AND AFT CARGO DOOR FORWARD LOWER CORNER OF CUTOUT PER REO G14379, REV C.