Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
March 21, 2013
Submitted
March 23, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N518UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
24871
Aircraft time
70,632 hours, 22,235 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Skin
Condition
Dented
Location
Bs 1694 S12-13l
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 HAS A DENT AT BS 1694, STR 12L- 13L. EVALUATED DENT AND FOUND TO BE WITHIN LIMITS OF SRM 53-00-01, FIG 101, SHT 4, DETAIL III. HFEC ACCOMPLISHED PER NDT 6-51-00-19 AND NO CRACKS NOTED.