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
185N30011
Condition
Dented
Location
Horiz Stab
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

WHILE A/C WAS IN OVERHAUL THE HORIZONTAL SKIN WERE FOUND TO HAVE NUMEROUS SMALL DENTS. THE CORE AND BACK SKINS WERE REMOVED RELAXING THE SKINS CAUSING THE SMALL DENTS TO DISAPPEAR. ALL OF THE LOW DENSITY CORE WAS REPLACED ALONG WITH THE BACK SKINS.