Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 757212

Difficulty date
April 14, 2012
Submitted
April 17, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N751AT
Make and model
Boeing 757212
Aircraft serial
23125
Aircraft time
80,656 hours, 36,546 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
143N34204
Condition
Cracked
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

WHILE ACCOMPLISHING ERA 501847-14, A CRACK INDICATION WAS FOUND IN THE 143N3420-4 SKIN AT A FASTENER HOLE COMMON TO THE STA 620 CARGO DOOR AFT FRAME ABOVE STR 25R. THE DISCREPANT HOLE WAS STEPPED UP TO .215" IN THE SKIN, BEAR STRAP AND OTHER FRAME CORD. C/W ERA 502160-14AD.