Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
February 20, 2013
Submitted
February 21, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N561UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
26661
Aircraft time
67,337 hours, 24,682 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 SKIN HAS SEVERAL DENTS AT BS 754 APPROX BETWEEN STRINGERS 15L-17L. MAJOR REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED. EVALUATED DENTS & FOUND ONE DENT OUT OF SRM LIMITS. CUT OUT DAMAGE & ACP NDT OF SKIN AT CUT-OUT. NO CRACKS FOUND. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED EXTERNAL DOUBLER REPAIR REF SRM 53-00-01 FIG 201 REPAIR 2.