Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 757232

Difficulty date
August 7, 2000
Submitted
August 14, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N632DL
Make and model
Boeing 757232
Aircraft serial
23613
Aircraft time
43,222 hours, 22,074 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
146N3305
Condition
Dented
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 AND UNDERLYING BEARSTRAP WERE FOUND DENTED AND GOUGED JUST FWD OF THE LOWER AFT CORNER OF THE C2 DOOR. THE DAMAGE WAS REMOVED WITH A 6 X 1 INCH CUTOUT IN THE SKIN AND BEARSTRAP. THE CUTOUT WAS REPAIRED WITH AN EXTERNAL ALUMINUM DOUBLER AND TRIPLER WHICH WRAP AROUND THE DOOR CORNER PER ER/A 377925-14.