Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
March 2, 2015
Submitted
March 4, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N778FD
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
25223
Aircraft time
75,428 hours, 27,408 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Skin
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

FUSELAGE DENT 5 FT FWD OF DOOR 2L AT FLOOR LINE. MEASURES .75" X .062" DEEP. DENT IS CRACK FREE & MUST BE REPAIRED BY NEXT C CHECK. THE DENT WAS FOUND OUT OF LIMITS IAW SRM 53-00-03. THE REPAIR AT BS 605 - 618 FUSELAGE BETWEEN STRINGER 15L & 18L HAS BEEN APPROVED AS STAGE 1 & 2 VIA FORM 8100-9 DATED 8-6-13. A NEW 8100-9 MUST BE RCV'D PRIOR TO 48531C FROM REPAIR EMBODIMENT & PRIOR TO 75000 PTC OR THE AC WILL NO LONGER BE AIRWORTHY. THE REPAIR OF THIS AREA WAS DONE IAW EA 130905 ECRA 5330-04686. FOLLOW ON THE REPAIR THRESHOLD IS 75000 CYCLES AS DEFINED ABOVE. AIRPLANE SOLD AS IS ON 15 AUG 2014 BUYER WAS AWARE OF THIS ITEM PRIOR TO SALE BEING FINALIZED.