Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 757236

Difficulty date
September 22, 2008
Submitted
September 24, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N915FD
Make and model
Boeing 757236
Aircraft serial
24120
Aircraft time
48,896 hours, 20,919 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
143N3691
Condition
Misrepaired
Location
Zone 100
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
W
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

EXISTING RT FUSELAGE SKIN EXTERNAL DOUBLER REPAIR AT BS 670, S-20R-S-21R, COMPLY WITH ATTACHMENT "B" OF EO F-5100-7-5001, PART 1. DURING EVALUATION OF ABOVE NOTED REPAIR PER ATTACHMENT "B" OF EO F-5100-7-5001, PART 1, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT PREVIOUS REPAIR WAS NOT PER ANY APPROVED DATA. REMOVED EXISTING REPAIR AND INSTALLED A NEW DOUBLER REPAIR PER SRM 53-00-01, FIGURE 201, REPAIR NR 16. NEWLY INSTALLED DOUBLER REPAIR AT BS 670, S-20R - S-21R, EXTERNAL, IS CLASSIFIED AS A CATEGORY "B" MAJOR REPAIR WITH THE FOLLOWING REPETITIVE INSPECTION: INSPECTION THRESHOLD; 25,000 FC; REPEAT INTERVALS OF 3,000 FC (LFEC).