Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 757324

Difficulty date
January 7, 2016
Submitted
January 8, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N57855
Make and model
Boeing 757324
Aircraft serial
32814
Aircraft time
38,069 hours, 12,306 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
143N3691
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

RIGHT LOWER FUSELAGE SKIN SHOWS DENT DAMAGE, JUST FWD OF BS 740 RT, BETWEEN STRINGERS 24 & 25 RT. REQUIRED INITIATE DIP FOR REINSPECTION ON CYCLE 37500. DAMAGE AREA 1 1/16 X 1 1/2 WITH A DOUBLER 8 1/4 X 8 3/4. ACCOMPLISHED REPAIR IAW SRM 53-00-01 REPAIR 3 WILL REQUIRE INITIAL THRESHOLD INSPECTION AT 37500 TO BE INTERVAL AT 6K CYCLES USING A HIGH FREQUENCY EDDY CURRENT. ACCOMPLISH INITIAL THRESHOLD INSPECTION WITHIN 37500 FLIGHT CYCLES. THEN PERFORM REPETITIVE INSPECTION WITHIN 6000 FLIGHT CYCLES THEREAFTER.