Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 757224

Difficulty date
May 28, 2011
Submitted
May 31, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N17139
Make and model
Boeing 757224
Aircraft serial
30352
Aircraft time
42,411 hours, 11,854 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
146N3330
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

A DISCREPANT HOLE NR 40 EXISTS AT STA 1300, STR 21L UNDER L CLIP, WING TO BODY STRUCTURE. REMOVED DAMAGE, FABRICATED AND INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLER, INITIATED DIP WITH THIS LOG PAGE 9943009 FOR NDT INSPECTION REQUIRED THRESHOLD 37500 FLIGHT CYCLES AT INTERVALS OF EVERY 3000 FLIGHT CYCLES PER SRM 53-00-01 REPAIR 2. FOUND DAMAGE TO FUSELAGE SKIN, STA 1300, STR 21LT. PER SRM 53-00-01, REPAIR 2, INSTALLED REPAIR. INSPECT REPAIR AT 37,500 TOTAL FLT CYC`S, THEREAFTER EVERY 3,000 FLT CYC`S.