What was found
THE FUSELAGE SKIN WAS DENTED AT FS 478 ABOVE STRINGER 17L. THE DAMAGE WAS REMOVED WITH A 4.5 X 4 INCH CUTOUT IN THE SKIN. THE CUTOUT WAS REPAIRED WITH AN EXTERNAL ALUMINUM DOUBLER INSTALLED PER ER/A 378729-14.
- Difficulty date
- October 16, 2000
- Submitted
- October 18, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N633DL
- Make and model
- Boeing 757232
- Aircraft serial
- 23614
- Aircraft time
- 44,094 hours, 22,134 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5330 · Fuselage Main, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Skin
- Part number
- 143N33203
- 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.