Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 757224

Difficulty date
October 2, 2010
Submitted
October 6, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N14115
Make and model
Boeing 757224
Aircraft serial
27557
Aircraft time
63,351 hours, 13,607 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
146N3750
Condition
Dented
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

SUPPORT TASK - DENT FOUND ON LEFT SIDE OF FUSELAGE AT STA 1702 FROM S-17LT TO S-19LT. MEASUREMENTS ARE 9 INCHES IN LENGHT, 2 INCHES WIDE AND .040" DEEP AT DEEPEST PART. EDGE OF DENT IS ON FRAME A AND DENT CROSSES S-18LT. REF SRM. 53-00-01 ALLOWABLE DAMAGE 1 PAGE 104.A/Y = 50. REPAIRED FUSELAGE DENT STA 1701 S17L-S19L.REF ECRA 5331-01533. INTERIM REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED PER ECRA 5331-01533, PART 1. ACCOMPLISH A PERMANENT REPAIR AS PER PART 3 WITHIN 3,000 FLIGHT CYCLES. NOTE: ENGINEERING RECOMMENDS THAT THE PERMANENT REPAIR BE ACCOMPLISH AT THE NEXT 4C CHECK CURRENTLY SCHEDULED FOR FEB 2011. LIMIT: 1) T/A: W/I 3000 F/C