Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 757351

Difficulty date
September 2, 2011
Submitted
September 8, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N588NW
Make and model
Boeing 757351
Aircraft serial
32988
Aircraft time
31,905 hours, 10,224 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

ER/A 485729-14 ISSUED FOR FUSELAGE SKIN REPAIR AT BS 780+80, BETWEEN S-5L AND S-7L. FOLLOW ON ACTION IS REQUIRED ACCOMPLISH SECTION II INSPECTION NO LATER THAN 34300 TOTAL A/C FLIGHT CYCLES. SECTION II IS PENDING A STAGE III DTA. CONTACT ENGINEERING WHEN THE A/C REACHES 31300 TOTAL A/C FLIGHT CYCLES SO THAT ASTAGE III DTA CAN BE INITIATED.