Service difficulty report · Frame · Boeing 757232

Difficulty date
March 17, 2000
Submitted
April 14, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N671DN
Make and model
Boeing 757232
Aircraft serial
25332
Aircraft time
27,938 hours, 13,520 cycles
Part
Frame
Part number
141N29356
Condition
Buckled
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 FS 395 BULKHEAD AND ADJACENT LT SKIN PANEL SUFFERED LOCAL BUCKLING FAILURE DUE TO A HARD NOSE LANDING INCIDENT. THE LOWER CAP OF THE BULKHEAD WAS REPLACED AS WELL AS THE LT SKIN PANEL. FRAMES AND STRINGERS IN THE BUCKLING AREA WERE REPAIRED PER THE B727 SRM. THE REPAIRS WERE DOCUMENTED PER ER/A 369396-14, REV A.