Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 757324

Difficulty date
April 14, 2013
Submitted
April 15, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N75858
Make and model
Boeing 757324
Aircraft serial
32817
Aircraft time
30,028 hours, 10,102 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
143N6614
Condition
Gouged
Location
Fwd Cargo Door
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

FORWARD CARGO EQUIPMENT DOOR, EXTERNAL SKIN HAS GOUGE 10" FROM FORWARD AND 4.5" FROM BOTTOM OF DOOR. REMOVED DAMAGE IAW SRM 52-30-01 ORIGINAL THICKNESS .060", REMAINING .057", WITHIN LIMITS IAW SRM 52-30-01 ALODINES AREA IAW AMM 51-21-04. RE-INSPECTED GOUGE IAW SRM 52-30-01. FOUND TO BE WITHIN LIMITS. OK FOR SERVICE, DAMAGE REMAINS OPEN. WORK PERFORMED BY M8705. MEASURED GOUGE, DEPTH=.026, ORIGINAL THICKNESS .063, FOUND OUT OF LIMITS IN REF SRM 52-30-01, PG 103, FIG 101, DET 3. INSTALLED REPAIR NR 4 AT FWD CARGO DOOR LOWER FWD OUTER SKIN IN REF SRM 52-30-01PG 201, FIG 201, STEP 1 THRU 13.