Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 757232

Difficulty date
June 5, 2018
Submitted
June 7, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N683DA
Make and model
Boeing 757232
Aircraft serial
27103
Aircraft time
78,294 hours, 35,361 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Gouged
Location
Bs 377
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

ON ARRIVAL, CATERING FOUND A GOUGE ON THE FUSELAGE SKIN JUST FWD OF BS 377.7, BETWEEN STRINGERS 13R AND 14R. THE GOUGED AREA WAS APPROXIMATELY 1 INCH IN DIAMETER. LESS THAN .001 INCH REMOVED AFTER BLENDING. REPAIRED IAW SRM 53-10-03 AND 53-00-01, FIG 101.