Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 757232

Difficulty date
July 2, 2011
Submitted
July 28, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N672DL
Make and model
Boeing 757232
Aircraft serial
25977
Aircraft time
63,609 hours, 28,726 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
185N30012
Condition
Dented
Location
Horiz Stab
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
C
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

WHEN A/C WENT IN FOR OVERHAUL THE RT HORZ STAB UPPER PANEL WAS FOUND TO HAVE NUMEROUS DENTS (POSSIBLE HAIL DAMAGE) THE DAMAGE WAS REPAIRED BY REMOVING ALL CORE FROM BACK SIDE OF PANEL. WHEN THE CORE WAS REMOVED THE SMALL DENTS RELAXED. THE CORE WAS REPLACED ALONG WITH THE BACK SKINS, REPAIRING THE DAMAGE.