Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 757232

Difficulty date
February 14, 2012
Submitted
March 16, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N697DL
Make and model
Boeing 757232
Aircraft serial
30318
Aircraft time
43,507 hours, 16,443 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Dented
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

FUSELAGE HAS PROTRUDING DENT STA 635 ABOVE LAP STR 26L. MECHANICALLY MEASURED DENT AND FOUND TO BE OUT OF LIMITS DUE TO PROXIMITY TO LAP JOINT PER B757 SRM 53-00-01 FIG 101 DETAIL III. REPAIR TO BE PERFORMED ON NRC 191535. COMPLIED WITH ERA 500518-14.