Service difficulty report · Doubler · Boeing 757251

Difficulty date
February 13, 2011
Submitted
February 17, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N530US
Make and model
Boeing 757251
Aircraft serial
23845
Aircraft time
73,039 hours, 29,784 cycles
Part
Doubler
Condition
Damaged
Location
Bs 560-580
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
W
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

DURING M-CHECK OF THE ACFT A DEFERRED ITEM WAS WORKED TO INCORPORATE DL/NWA EA 55-214988 TO INSTALL A PERMANENT REPAIR DOUBLER. DURING INITIAL WORK TO INSTALL EA 55-214988. REPAIR AN UNREPORTED EXISTING SKIN REPAIR WAS FOUND AT BS560-580 S26L-S28L. ER/A 488997-14, SEC I-ACCOMPLISHED DURING M-CHECK AT SAT, FEB 11. ER/A SECTION II, APPROVAL IS LIMITED TO 12 MONTHS SERVICE ONLY. ADDITIONAL ER/A REVISION IS REQUIRED FOR CONTINUED SERVICE.