Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 757231

Difficulty date
September 30, 2019
Submitted
October 4, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N705TW
Make and model
Boeing 757231
Aircraft serial
28479
Aircraft time
81,874 hours, 20,897 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 370
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

PERFORM PERMANENT REPAIR ON FUSELAGE SKIN STA 370 BTW STGR 18L AND 19L REF LOG PAGE 3973539. SUMMARY OF NRC S/N: 00571: LOCATED IN REPAIR ZONE A, DAMAGED FUSELAGE SKIN WAS REPAIRED PER B757-200 SRM 53-00-01 REPAIR 29. HFEC INSPECTION WAS ACCOMPLISHED ON FUSELAGE SKIN TRIM OUT EDGES AND IN OPEN HOLES AND NO CRACKS WERE FOUND PER B757 NDT MANUAL PART 6, 51-00-19 AND 51-00-16. DELIVERY OR PERFORM REPETITIVE LFEC 3000 FLIGHT CYCLES AFTER REPAIR WAS INSTALLED, WICHEVER COMES LATER PER B757-200 SRM 53-00-01 REPAIR 29 PAR. 7 TABLE 206. FOR EXTERNAL DETAILED INSPECTION.