Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 757231

Difficulty date
October 8, 2013
Submitted
October 15, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N717TW
Make and model
Boeing 757231
Aircraft serial
28485
Aircraft time
49,435 hours, 13,898 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Dented
Location
Bs 1620
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

DENT ON FUSELAGE SKIN JUST AFT OF LAST WINDOW RT SIDE, ON BUTT SPLICE AT BS 1620. ACCOMPLISHED PERMANENT REPAIR ON FUSELAGE SKIN JUST AFT OF LAST WINDOW RT SIDE, ON BUTT SPLICE AT STA 1620 IAW ER/A 519272-14, REV ORIG DENTED AREA MEASURE 2.15"X0.7"X.013" MAX DEPTH, A/Y =53.85, BLENDOUT COMMON TO DENTED AREA MEASURE 2" X 1" X .076" MIN REM MATERIAL THICKNESS. FWD SKIN ORIG THICKNESS:.090", AFT SKIN ORIG. THICKNESS: .080".DISCREPANT DENT AND BLENDOUT FOUND TO BE OUT OF LIMTS DUE TO PROXIMITY TO SKIN JOINT & WINDOW CUTOUT REF SRM 53-00-01. REPAIRED IAW ERA 14-519272.