Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 757251

Difficulty date
July 6, 2021
Submitted
July 8, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N552NW
Make and model
Boeing 757251
Aircraft serial
26499
Aircraft time
51,281 hours, 22,708 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Damaged
Location
Bs1340-1420 S3lr
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

SHIP 5652 FUSELAGE UPPER SKIN AT STA 1340-1420 BTWN STR 3R-3L HAS (3) HOLES WITH INDICATIONS OF DEFECTS NOTED. (2) HOLES HAVE REJECTABLE NOISE SIGNALS AND ARE VISIBLY OUT OF ROUND. (1) HOLE HAS A "CRACK LIKE" INDICATION ON THE AFT FWD L/H SIDE MOUNTING BRACKET HOLE. INDICATION IS AT THE 7 OCLOCK POSITION LOOKING FWD. CORRECTIVE ACTION: ACCOMPLISHED REPAIR ON FUSELAGE SKIN AT STA 1360-1380 BTW STR 2L-3L FOR ET-PAC IDTV ANTENNA REMOVAL IAW ER/A 592439-14 REV ORIG. (1865627)