Service difficulty report · Skin Panel · Boeing 757223

Difficulty date
December 1, 2023
Submitted
January 4, 2024
Operation
General aviation
Filed by
A8ZR580Y
Aersale Inc
Aircraft
N185AN
Make and model
Boeing 757223
Aircraft serial
32379
Aircraft time
65,319 hours, 16,459 cycles
Part
Skin Panel
Part number
146N6619
Part serial
NSN
Condition
Dented
Location
Cargo Door
Part time
65,319 hours, 16,459 cycles
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

CARGO DOOR NO 2 LWR FWD CORNER ABOVE EXTERNAL DOUBLER AT 14” FWD OF FS 1440, .6” AFT OF FS 1380, .6” BELOW STR 25R, 6.4” ABOVE STR 26R, 4.8” FROM A SKIN CUTOUT, AND .1” FROM THE EXTERNAL DOUBLER HAS A DENT THAT MEASURES L= .7” X W= .6” X D= .016” WITH AN A/Y= 37.5. DENT FOUND TO BE OUT OF LIMITS FOR BEING LESS THAM 10” FROM A CUTOUT REF B757 SRM 52-30-01 ALLOWABLE DAMAGE 1 FIG 101 NOTE J REV 140. 9 FASTENERS REMOVED ACCOMPLISHED OPEN HOLE INSPECTION AND HFEC ON OUTER SKIN WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED AT THIS TIME. FASTENER HOLES BROUGHT TO SIZE AND INSTALLED FASTENERS AS CALLED OUT IAW ADS EO DWG ADS-N185AN-SRM-50384 REV IR WORK ACCOMPLISHED REF TO ADS EO ADS-N185AN-50384 REV IR AND AERSALE W/O 003986 CARD NO. 50034.