Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 757232

Difficulty date
March 30, 2016
Submitted
April 4, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N651DL
Make and model
Boeing 757232
Aircraft serial
24391
Aircraft time
87,022 hours, 37,143 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Damaged
Location
Bs 1340-1360
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

LT FUSELAGE EXTERNAL SKIN HAS MULTIPLE BLEND OUTS BETWEEN FS 1340 & FS 1360. S28L & S29L. FABRICATED NEW DOUBLER WITH PN EDA 18953-N651DL-101 WITH SIZE 17.2" LONG. MADE FROM 2024-T3 CLAD 0.090" THICK REF P18295 AS SHOWN IN THE FIGURE 2. ROLL TO 68 MACHINE RADIUS. COMPLIED WITH ER/A 545004-14, REVISION O.