Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 757224

Difficulty date
October 30, 2014
Submitted
October 31, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N14121
Make and model
Boeing 757224
Aircraft serial
27563
Aircraft time
66,262 hours, 17,039 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
146N3103
Condition
Scratched
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

LEFT FUSELAGE SKIN HAS 2 DEEP SCRATCHES AT APPROX STATION 1498 BETWEEN STRINGER 9L & 10L. ACCOMPLISH SKIN REPAIR IAW ECRA 5330-04934 & INITIATE A DIP TO ACCOMPLISH INSPECTION. REQUIREMENT ON OR BEFORE THE ACFT REACHING 50,000 TOTAL AIRFRAME FLIGHT CYCLES. PLANNING TO CONTACT ENGINEERING AFTER 43,000 TOTAL AIRFRAME FLIGHT CYCLES BUT BEFORE 44,000 TOTAL FLIGHT CYCLES FOR THE INSPECTION REQUIREMENT. ACCOMPLISHED INSPECTION REQUIREMENTS ON OR BEFORE THE ACFT REACHING 50,000 TOTAL AIRFRAME FLIGHT CYCLES. PLANNING CONTACT ENGINEERING AFTER 43,000 TOTAL AIRFRAME FLIGHT CYCLES BUT BEFORE 44,000 TOTAL AIRFRAME FLIGHT CYCLES FOR INSPECTION REQUIREMENTS IAW ECRA 5330-014934. NOTE THIS REPAIR UNDER DTA.