Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 757224

Difficulty date
January 11, 2021
Submitted
January 11, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N14107
Make and model
Boeing 757224
Aircraft serial
27297
Aircraft time
100,112 hours, 23,586 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Damaged
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

A/C SUSTAINED DAMAGE JUST AFT OF STA 1701 BETWEEN STRINGERS S-20R AND S-21R. FOUND A PREVIOUS REPAIR OVER STRINGER 19R AFT OF STA 1701 APPROXIMATELY AND ABOVE TO DAMAGE AREA. REMOVED REPAIR FOR ACCESS. COMPLIED WITH AVO 8767 STEPS 1 THRU 5 TO CONTINUE. HFEC CW, PER AVO8767 STEP 6 IAW PT6 51-00-01, NO DEFECTS NOTED. OK COMPLETED AVO STEPS 7 THRU 9, AND PER STEP 9 THE DISTANCE BETWEEN THE EXISTING CUTOUT AND THE NEW CUTOUT IS 3.8 INCHES. 51-00-16, NO DEFECTS AT THIS TIME, REF AVO8767 STEP 13. CW HFEC ON REMOVED FASTENER HOLES PER PT 6, REF AVO8767 STEP 14. CW HFEC ON COUNTERSINK OF REMOVED FASTENERS PER PT 6 53-30-03, NO DEFECTS NOTED.