Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 757351

Difficulty date
October 15, 2015
Submitted
October 20, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N593NW
Make and model
Boeing 757351
Aircraft serial
32993
Aircraft time
44,598 hours, 14,782 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Dented
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

RT SIDE FWD FUSELAGE BELOW AND AFT OF RT AOA VANE HAS A DENT. DAMAGE FOUND TO BE OUT OF LIMITS IAW SRM 53-00-01, REPAIR 2, FIGURE 201. C/W HFEC INSPECTION IAW SRM 53-00-01 REPAIR 3, FIG 201 WITH NO ITEMS NOTED. FABRICATED REPAIR PARTS IAW SRM 53-00-01, REPAIR 2, FIG 201. OK TO INSTALL REPAIR DOUBLER. INST REPAIR IAW SRM 53-00-01, REP 2, FIG 201 AT FS 247 AT STR 22R. REPAIR IS CONSIDERED CATEGORY "B" W/ AN INSPECTION THRESHOLD OF 37.5K FLT CYCLES, REPEAT INSPECTION ALTERNATIVE OF HFEC AT AN INTERVAL OF 6K FLT CYCLES REF NDT PART 6, 51-00-01. THIS IS ALL IAW 53-00-01 SRM REPAIR 2, FIG 201. INSTALLATION OF REPAIR INSPECTED. RII COMPLETE.