Service difficulty report · Doubler · Boeing 757251

Difficulty date
February 8, 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
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Doubler
Condition
Dented
Location
Bs 348 S14l
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 M-CHECK, DENT WAS FOUND AT STA 378, S-14L WITHIN SRM LIMITS EXCEPT ONLY 5.4 INCHES FROM THE L-1 DOOR CUTOUT. DENT WAS CUT OUT AND REPAIRED WITH AN EXTERNAL DOUBLER COMPLIED WITH ERA 488990-14 REV ORIGINAL. THIS IS A TIME LIMITED REPAIR. REPAIR APPROVAL IS LIMITED TO 75,000 TOTAL AIRFRAME FLIGHT CYCLES. COMPLETED, RII INSP COMPLETED.