Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 757251

Difficulty date
February 10, 2011
Submitted
March 2, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N530US
Make and model
Boeing 757251
Aircraft serial
23845
Aircraft time
73,039 hours, 29,784 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Gouged
Location
Bs 1700-1720
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 AN EXISTING FLUSH REPAIR AT STA 1700-1720, S-17R TO S-20R WAS FOUND WITH GOUGES AND TOOLING MARKS AT THE REPAIR LOCATION. ER/A 488988-14 SECTION I ACCOMPLISHED DURING M-CK FEB 11 AT SAT SECTION II REPAIR APPROVAL IS LIMITED TO 50000 TOTAL CYCLES ADDITIONAL ER/A REVISION IS REQUIRED TO CONTINUE SERVICE BEYOND 50000 TOTAL CYCLES.