Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 757251

Difficulty date
November 16, 2011
Submitted
November 22, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N553NW
Make and model
Boeing 757251
Aircraft serial
26500
Aircraft time
4,111 hours, 2,134 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Damaged
Location
Lt Wing
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

ER/A 497012-14 FOR LT LOWER WING SKIN DAMAGE, WSTA 205 AND S-L10. THE LARGEST AREA OF DAMAGE RESULTED IN DEEP GOUGING & DENTING OF THE SKIN AND STRINGER L-11 CENTERED AROUND WSTA 205. STRINGER L-11 WAS ALSO BADLY DEFORMED. DAMAGE TOLERANCE ANALYSIS IS REQUIRED IN ACCORDANCE WITH PROCEDURES ESTABLISHED BY FAA ADVISORY CIRCULAR 120-93. REPAIR APPROVAL IS LIMITED TO 12 MONTHS SERVICE ONLY.