Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 757251

Difficulty date
November 19, 2010
Submitted
November 22, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N537US
Make and model
Boeing 757251
Aircraft serial
26484
Aircraft time
47,619 hours, 16,795 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Skin
Condition
Damaged
Location
Bs 192.1
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

DURING L-CHECK FOUND LOWER FUSELAGE AT STA 192.1 APPROX 27" BELOW STR 20R LAP JOINT 14 EA RIVET AND ADJACENT SKIN HAS LIGHTNING STRIKE. REMOVED 14 EA FASTNERS FUSELAGE AT 192.1 IAW SRM 51-40-02. NDT HFEC IAW NTM 51-00-16 PT6 NO CRACK INDECATION NOTED. INCREASED 14 EA DIAMETER FROM 0.193" TO 0.228" IAW SRM 53-00-01, REF 6, FIG 201, SHEET 2, STEP 3A. SMALL SKIN DAMAGE ADJACENT TO EACH HOLE REMOVED. NDT HFEC IAW NTM 51-00-10 PT6 NO DEFECTS NOTED. TREATED AND PRIMED HOLES IAW SRM 51-20-01. INSTALLED 14 EA FASTNERS IAW SRM 51-40-02. TOP COATED IAW SRM 51-21-10.