Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
July 6, 2013
Submitted
July 9, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N581UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
26701
Aircraft time
66,711 hours, 23,549 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2040
Part
Skin
Condition
Scratched
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

SCRATCH APPROXIMATELY 10 INCHES LONG FWD OF L2 DOOR. SCRATCH IS JUST ABOVE WING INSPECTION LIGHT. FOUND DENT TO BE .0625" DEEP AT THE DEEPEST POINT 10" LONG ON THE DOUBLER SKIN FIVE ROWS OF RIVETS DOWN. THERE IS A ..0156" DEEP SMALL DENT ABOUT 1 INCH FWD OF THE DOUBLER ON THE FUSELAGE. NO FASTENERS ARE EFFECTED IN THE DAMAGE. NO SHARP EDGES NOTED.