- Difficulty date
- July 8, 2013
- Submitted
- July 25, 2013
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N534UA
- Make and model
- Boeing 757222
- Aircraft serial
- 25129
- Aircraft time
- 72,004 hours, 26,550 cycles
- Engine
- Pwa PW2040
- Part
- Skin
- Condition
- Bent
- Location
- Aft Cargo Door
- 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
AFT CARGO DOOR FWD LWR CORNER SKIN BENT IN SEVERAL AREAS BEYOND SRM ALLOWABLE LIMITS. CUT-OUT DAMAGED SKIN. ACCOMPLISHED HFEC OF CUT-OUT & FASTENER HOLES, NO CRACKS FOUND. FABRICATED & INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLER THICKNESS IAW SRM 52-30-01, REPAIR 4. MAJOR REPAIR.