Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
May 16, 2013
Submitted
June 27, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N577UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
26693
Aircraft time
65,923 hours, 23,239 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2040
Part
Skin
Condition
Dented
Location
Horizontal Stab
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

FOUND NUMEROUS DENTS ON THE UPPER SURFACE OF THE RT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER. FOUND DENTS TO BE WITHIN LIMITS IAW SRM 55-10-01. ACCOMPLISHED HFEC IAW NTM 51-00-19, PRT 6 AND 51-00-05 PRT 4, NO DEFECTS NOTED. REPAIRED IAW SRM 51-70-01, REPAIR 1. DENT 300" FROM TIP AND 13.25" FROM FWD SPAR REPAIRED IAW ECRA 5510-02301 AND EA130472 DUE TO THE PROXIMITY TO OTHER DENTS.