Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
June 5, 2013
Submitted
July 12, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N510UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
24780
Aircraft time
77,375 hours, 23,477 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2040
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

DENT IN FUSELAGE SKIN ABOUT 3 INCHES AFT OF LOWER AFT CORNER OF CARGO DOOR. DENT IS ABOUT 5 BY 2.5 INCHES AND ABOUT.250 IN DEPTH. FOUND WITHIN SRM LIMITS, HFEC INSPECTED SKIN, HOLES, AND INTERNAL STRUCTURE NO CRACKS NOTED. OVERSIZED AND INSTALLED FASTENERS IAW EA 57-5361-13-A0977 AND 8110-3 OK AS PERMANENT REPAIR.