Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 757224

Difficulty date
January 27, 2012
Submitted
January 27, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N29129
Make and model
Boeing 757224
Aircraft serial
28969
Aircraft time
56,198 hours, 13,372 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
148N32161
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

DENT LOCATED AT LOWER FUSELAGE SKIN AT BS 1835 BELOW S-25R. MEASURED DENT LOCATED STA 1835 S-25R A/Y RATIO =26, D=.093" L=2.5" OUT OF LIMITS PER SRM 53-00-01 ALLOWABLE DAMAGE I DUE TO PROXIMITY TO SKIN LAP SPLICE. DIP PER ECRA 5330-04158 TO PERFORM REPETITIVE INSPECTION PER PART 2 AT INTERVALS NOT TO EXCEEDE 60 DAYS AND ACCOMPLISH PERM REPAIR PER PART 3 BEFORE 180 DAYS PERFORMED HFCE, NO CRACK, OK TO CONTINUE, DIP REMAINS PERFORMED HFEC INSP PER ECRA 5330-04158 REV A NO CRACKS NOTED OK TO CONTINUE FABRICATED AND INSTALLED REPAIR REF ECRA 5330-04198 "Q/C" PERFORM HFEC INSP OF THE DENTED AREA LOCATED AT STA 1835 BELOW STR S-25R PER PART 2 AT INTERVALS NOT TO EXCEED 60 DAYS AND ACCOMPLISH A PERMANENT REPAIR PER PART 3 ON OR BEFORE 180 DAYS FROM DATE 9/20/2011 PER ECRA 5330-04158. DIP C/N 12749. LIMIT: 1) RIR: W/I EVERY 60 DAYS & 2) T/A: W/I 180 DAYS-ODE