Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 757224

Difficulty date
March 6, 2004
Submitted
March 8, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N48127
Make and model
Boeing 757224
Aircraft serial
28968
Aircraft time
21,006 hours, 7,262 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Damaged
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

THE PREVIOUS SKIN BLENDOUT AT STATIC PORT AREA, BS 540 BETWEEN S22R AND S23R WAS FOUND BEYOND LIMITS. THE DAMAGE WAS REPAIRED IAW SRM 53-00-01, FIGURE 209. A DIP WAS ISSUED TO REINSPECT THE REPAIR WITHIN 37,500 FLIGHT CYCLES AND AGAIN EACH SUBSEQUENT 12,000 FLIGHT CYCLES UNTIL SKIN REPLACED.