Service difficulty report · Doubler · Boeing 757232

Difficulty date
March 16, 2017
Submitted
March 23, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N658DL
Make and model
Boeing 757232
Aircraft serial
24420
Aircraft time
81,885 hours, 37,526 cycles
Part
Doubler
Condition
Damaged
Location
Fuselage
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

WHILE REPAIRING STA 627STR 16L STRINGER CRACK, NOTED EXISTING ERA 476695-14 REPAIR DOUBLER HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN INSTALLED. DISCOVERED ELONGATED HOLES IN REPAIR. ERA MAJOR SKIN/STRINGER REPAIR REQUIRED. REPAIRED ELONGATED HOLES ON EXISTING REPAIR STA 627 STR 16L IAW ER/A 553127-14. ADDITIONAL WORK ACCOMPLISHED ON N/R 5217489 INSTALLED NEW DOUBLER.