Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 757251

Difficulty date
February 15, 2024
Submitted
February 23, 2024
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N535US
Make and model
Boeing 757251
Aircraft serial
26482
Aircraft time
89,432 hours, 29,139 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
UNKNOWN
Condition
Mechanic Error
Location
Bs 620-640 S2l/R
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
W
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

SHIP 5635 WHILE PERFORMING INSPECTIONS PER WC 2330-01322-03I, ET-GPS ANTENNA, B757-200  INSPECT, SECTION 03I, NINE (9) PLUG LOCATIONS COMMON TO THE SKIN ONLY WERE FOUND BETWEEN STA 620  640 AND STRINGERS 2R  2L. THESE LOCATIONS ARE ADJACENT TO THE FASTENERS ATTACHING THE -505 DOUBLER INSTALLED PER DRAWING 3104231902 GPS ANTENNA RELOCATION INSTL WITH A MINIMUM CENTER TO CENTER SPACING OF 0.300 AS SHOWN IN FIGURES 1.1  1.6. DURING REMOVAL OF THE DOUBLER 8 HOLES WERE MISDRILLED REQUIRING FURTHER OVERSIZE (FIGURE 1-7). IN ADDITION, AN AREA OF THE SKIN WAS FOUND TO BE OIL-CANNING JUST INBOARD OF S-1 AND JUST AFT OF FS620 AND WAS ALSO REMOVED. CORRECTIVE ACTION: REF ERA 605920-14. (0202827)