Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 73735B

Difficulty date
March 14, 2001
Submitted
March 29, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N222DZ
Make and model
Boeing 73735B
Aircraft serial
23971
Aircraft time
38,294 hours, 18,223 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
6545800602
Condition
Punctured
Location
Fuselage
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

THE FUSELAGE SKIN WAS DAMAGED BY GROUND EQUIPMENT BETWEEN FS 312 & 331 AND BETWEEN STRINGERS 21R & 22R. THE DAMAGE WAS REMOVED WITH A 17 INCH X 6 INCH CUTOUT. THE CUTOUT WAS REPAIREDWITH AN EXTERNAL ALUMINUM DOULBER INSTALLED PER ER/A 380282-14, REV A.

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