Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 757232

Difficulty date
September 19, 2024
Submitted
July 2, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N6716C
Make and model
Boeing 757232
Aircraft serial
30838
Aircraft time
74,619 hours, 29,470 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Damaged
Location
Zone 200
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
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 6716 DAMAGE FOUND ON SKIN. APROX 1" DENT WITH GOUGE AT STA 624 AND STR 16L, FWD OF 2L DOOR. CORRECTIVE ACTION: DAMAGE FOUND OUTSIDE OF ALLOWABLE LIMITS. REPAIR ALLOWED PER B757 SRM 53-00-01-2R PROC 28. CAT "B" REPAIR. REMOVED DAMAGE PER STEP 4.F. PERFORMED HFEC AROUND SKIN CUTOUTS PER STEP 4E. REF 757NDT PART 6 51-00-01, NO FINDINGS. PERFORMED BHEC OF ALL INITIAL FASTENER HOLES IN REPAIR AREA PER STEP 4G REF 757NDT PART 6 51-00-16, NO FINDINGS. C/W REMAINING STEPS THROUGH 4.U. (6037216)