Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 757351

Difficulty date
September 18, 2018
Submitted
September 21, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N593NW
Make and model
Boeing 757351
Aircraft serial
32993
Aircraft time
54,816 hours, 18,074 cycles
Part
Skin
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

FUSELAGE DAMAGE TO LT SIDE OF A/C BELOW STR 17, FS600 TO JUST PAST FS620 APROX 2 FEET 3" OF DAMAGE. CUT OUT DAMAGE TOP FUSELAGE SKIN AND REMOVED EXISTING FASTENERS PER SRM 53-00-01 REPAIR 2. PERFORMED HFEC INSP ON SKIN CUTOUT FOR DAMAGE CONTAINMENT, NO CRACKS NOTED. REF NDTM PART 6. 51-00-19 AND HFEC INSP FOR FASTENER HOLES, NO CRACKS NOTED. REF B757 NDTM PART 6, 51-00-16. CUTOUT DENTS 516L PER SRM 53-00-01. ACCOMPLISHED HFEC INSP ON 2ND SKIN CUTOUT FOR DAMAGE CONTAINMENT. PER NDT MANUAL PART 6 51-00-19 - NO CRACK NOTED. COMPLETED OPEN HOLE NDT INSP PER NDT MANUAL PART 6 51-00-16 - NO CRACKS FOUND. C/W REPAIR ON ERA 571586-14. C/W ERA 571568-14 REV ORIGINAL. A/C OK FOR SERVICE.