Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 757251

Difficulty date
March 30, 2015
Submitted
April 1, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N501US
Make and model
Boeing 757251
Aircraft serial
23190
Aircraft time
87,476 hours, 37,138 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Pilot Error
Location
Bs 1720
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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

TAIL STRIKE DAMAGE WAS FOUND TO THE LOWER BELLY SKIN. FOUND CORROSION ON EXTERNAL SKIN, AROUND FASTENERS AND CENTER DRAIN HOLE AT BS 1720, S29L TO S29R. N/R 58 Z100 WRITTEN. MEASUREMENT OF DOUBLER THICKNESS IS UNIFORM .075" DOUBLER IAW EA55-32034 IAW SRM.