Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 757251

Difficulty date
December 16, 2010
Submitted
December 17, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N521US
Make and model
Boeing 757251
Aircraft serial
23209
Aircraft time
76,887 hours, 31,994 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Skin
Condition
Dented
Location
Bs 610 S15-16l
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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-CK, DENTS WERE FOUND IN FUSELAGE SKIN AT STA 610 S-15L TO S16L. DENTS WERE CUT OUT AND EXTERNAL DOUBLER WAS INSTALLED. SECTION II PERMANENT REPAIR LIMITED TO 69,700 TOTAL ACFT CYCLES. ADDITIONAL ER/A REVISION REQUIRED FOR CONTINUED SERVICE OF THIS REPAIR BEYOND THRESHOLD OF 69,700. CONTACT ENGINEERING WITHIN 3000 CYCLES OF THRESHOLD ASSOCIATED ER/A 13-488096.