SDR DALA1125475635

Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 757251

Difficulty date: April 5, 2011
Submitted: April 13, 2011
Operation: Air carrier
Aircraft: N535US
Make and model: Boeing 757251
Aircraft serial: 26482
Aircraft time: 49,231 hours, 17,062 cycles
System (JASC): 5330 · Fuselage Main, Plate/Skin
Part: Skin
Condition: Damaged
Location: Fuselage
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

2 X 2 PUNCTURE LT SIDE OF FUSELAGE APROX 2 FT AFT AND 2 FT BELOW LAV SVC DOOR PANEL. REM DAMAGE IAW SRM 53-00-01, FIG 201 HFEC SURFACE SCAN OF CUTOUT IAW NDT MANUAL 51-00-19. NO DEFECTS. HFEC BOLT HOLE INSP OF EXISITING FASTENERS IAW NDT MANUAL 51-00-16. NO DEFECTS. INST REPAIR 3 IAW SRM 53-00-01, FIG 201. REPEAT INSP STARTING AT 25000 TOTAL ACFT FLT CYCLES AND CONTINUING AT 3000 FLT CYCLES IAW TABLE V OF SRM 53-00-01, FIG 201, REPAIR 3.