Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 757232

Difficulty date
February 5, 2016
Submitted
April 27, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N6700
Make and model
Boeing 757232
Aircraft serial
30337
Aircraft time
56,980 hours, 21,347 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Damaged
Location
Fuselage
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

DURING WALK AROUND FOUND DAMAGE 30 INCHES AFT OF L4 DOOR. INSPECTED DAMAGE AND FOUND TO BE OUT OF LIMITS. CONTACTED ENGINEERING DEPT AND WE WERE PROVIDED AN ERA. COMPLIED WITH ERA 543779-14 SEC I. ACCOMPLISHED HFEC INSPECTING IAW ERA 43779:6700, SECTON II, STEP 2 AND NDT MANUAL PART 6-51-00-01, NO CRACKS FOUND. AFT GALLEY REMOVAL REQUIRED FOR ACCESS TO COMPLETE PERMENANT REPAIR. ACCOMPLISHED SECTION III PERMANENT REPAIR IAW SRM 53-00-01, REPAIR 3.