Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
January 18, 2013
Submitted
January 22, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N559UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
26657
Aircraft time
67,278 hours, 24,771 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
L4 Door
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

L-4 DOOR INTERNAL SKIN CRACKED AT LIGHTENING HOLE AT UPPER AFT CORNER. MAJOR REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED. CUT OUT DAMAGE & ACP HFEC FOR CRACKS. NONE FOUND. FABRICATED & INSTALLED EXTERNAL DOUBLER REPAIR REF SRM 51-70-13 FIG 1 & ECRA 5211-01285. THIS IS A CATEGORY A REPAIR.