Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 757251

Difficulty date
May 9, 2011
Submitted
May 10, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N503US
Make and model
Boeing 757251
Aircraft serial
23192
Aircraft time
83,003 hours, 34,023 cycles
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

LT AT STA 373.2 AND STA 367.7 HAS DAMAGE TO OUTER SURFACE OF FUSELAGE SKIN AT STA 372.2 HAS 2 HOLES DRILLED THRU SKIN. FASTENER HOLE HAS DRILL START HAS 2 HOLES DRILLED THRU TRIMMED OUT SKIN AND BEAR STRAP. FABRICATED FILLERS. DOUBLER/TRIPLER INST REPAIR PARTS ON STAM TRAV T11/881990 SECT I PERM REPAIR OF ER/A 491306-14 AND SECT II REPEAT.