Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 757224

Difficulty date
April 8, 2019
Submitted
April 12, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N41135
Make and model
Boeing 757224
Aircraft serial
29284
Aircraft time
81,077 hours, 17,325 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
143N33206
Condition
Dented
Location
Bs 610
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

REF. LOG 8131062 AND EC/RA "5330-06448 REV A, 1 EA DENT ON FUS. SKIN AT L/H STA 610 JUST BELOW STRINGER 16L, REQUIRES PERMANENT REPAIR. REF ST SAA N/R 0059875 GAINED ACCESS, FABRICATED AND INSTALLED INTERM REPAIR AT L/H FUS ELAGE SKIN STA 610,STGR 16L IAW UNITED EC/RA 5330-06520. ACCOMPL ISH INSPECTION REQUIREMENTS ON OR BEFORE THE AIRCRAFT REACHING 4 9,200 TOTAL A/C F/C''S. WORK WAS ACCOMPLISHED BY MECH V921336. INITIATE DTA DIP TO ACCOMPLISH INSPECTION REQUIREMENTS ON OR BEFORE A/C REACHES 49,200 FC. CONTACT EG AFTER 42,900 FC BUT BEFORE 43,900 FC FOR INSPECTION REQUIREMENTS. DENT WAS FOUND ON THE FUSELAGE SKIN P/N 143N3320-6 AT APPROX STA 610, BETWEEN STRINGER S-16L AND S-17L. DIMENSIONS WAS: 1.1 INCH X 1.7 INCH X 0.051 INCH DEEP WITH A/Y= 21.56. INTERIM REPAIR WAS C/W PER EC/RA 5330-06520 PART 1. DTA DIP ISSUED TO ACCOMPLISH INSPECTION ON OR BEFORE 49,200 TOTAL CYCLES. PLANNING CONTACT ENGINEERING AFTER 42,900 CYCLES BUT BEFORE 43,900 CYCLES FOR INSPECTION DETAILS.