Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
February 23, 2013
Submitted
February 27, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N555UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
26647
Aircraft time
72,907 hours, 21,495 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

LOWER AFT FUSELAGE SKIN AT STA 1430 AT STR 28RT IS DENTED. CUT OUT SKIN DAMAGE AND INSTALLED DOUBLER REPAIR. ACP HFEC PER NDT PART 6, 51-00-19. NO CRACKS NOTED.