SDR DALA2019112516898

Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 757251

Difficulty date: November 20, 2019
Submitted: November 25, 2019
Operation: Air carrier
Aircraft: N543US
Make and model: Boeing 757251
Aircraft serial: 26490
Aircraft time: 72,773 hours, 28,014 cycles
System (JASC): 5330 · Fuselage Main, Plate/Skin
Part: Skin
Condition: Dented
Location: Bs 690
Stage of operation: IN
How discovered: O
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

(AIRCRAFT 5643, L/P 1368823) LOCATED DENT AT FUSELAGE SKIN STA 690 STR 23L-24L. CORRECTIVE ACTION: CUT OUT DAMAGED AREA AND REPAIRED AREA IAW B757 SRM 53-00-01 REPAIR 28 FIGURE 201 THIS IS A CATEGORY B REPAIR AND REQUIRES SUPPLEMENTAL INSPECTIONS AS GIVEN IN B757 SRM 53-00-01 REPAIR 28 TABLE 206 STARTING AT 37,500 FLIGHT CYCLES AND EVERY 6,000 CYCLES THEREAFTER BY HFEC AND DETAILED VISUAL INSPECTION.