Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
May 22, 2013
Submitted
July 12, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N506UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
24627
Aircraft time
73,503 hours, 27,506 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Skin
Condition
Dented
Location
Bs 638
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

TWO DENTS APPROX FOUR FEET FWD OF L2 DOOR JUST BELOW STR 17L. DAMAGE LOCATED AT BS 638 BETWEEN STRINGER 17 & 18L. DEPTH DIA 4" BY 5", DEPTH OF DENT .128, A-Y=31. FWD BOUNDARY OF DENT IS LESS THAN .5" FROM EXISTING DOUBLER. DENT TO DOUBLER IS OUT OF LIMITS IAW SRM.