Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 757232

Difficulty date
December 20, 2022
Submitted
December 20, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N696DL
Make and model
Boeing 757232
Aircraft serial
29728
Aircraft time
77,549 hours, 29,813 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Damaged
Location
Te Flap
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

NOTED FLAP DAMAGE AFT OF NR 7 & 8 MLG TIRES, INBRD RT FLAP. INSPECTED DAMAGE PER B757 SRM AND FOUND OUT OF LIMITS. INSPECTED DENT IN LOWER PANEL, ITEM #5 OF B757 SRM 57-53-01, FOUND IN LIMITS PER B757 SRM 57-53-01, DENT LOCATED AT THE TRAILING EDGE OF PANEL FOUND OUT OF LIIMITS, REF B757 SRM 57-53-01. PERFORMED STEP 1 AND 3 OF RI 604633-14. COMPLIED W/ STEP #2. U.T. THICKNESS TEST PER E,R,A 3 604633-14, STEP #2. C /W STEP 4 OF R.I. 604633-14 HFEC, NO CRACKS, STEP #5 NOT REQUIRED, NO FASTENER WAS REMOVED, STEP #6 OF RI 604633-14, ETCHED BLENDED AREA, STEP #6 FPI INSP PER P.S. 900-6-3 N2, NO CRACKS, C/W STEP 7 THROUGH 10 OF RI 604633-14, A/C READY FOR SERVICE, VERIFIED ALL STEPS COMPLETED PER RI 604633-14 REV 19.