Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 757232

Difficulty date
October 19, 2000
Submitted
October 24, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N633DL
Make and model
Boeing 757232
Aircraft serial
23614
Aircraft time
44,094 hours, 22,134 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
143N31512
Condition
Tool Damage
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

UPON REMOVAL OF A TEMPORARY SKIN REPAIR FOR ACCOMPLISHMENT OF A PERMANENT REPAIR, THE SKIN AND TEAR STRAP AT FS 640 WAS DAMAGED. THE DAMAGED SECTION OF SKIN AND TEAR STRAP WERE CUT OUT. THE TEAR STRAP WAS REPAIRED WITH AN INTERNAL ALUMINUM STRAP AND THE SKIN REPAIRED WITH AN EXTERNAL ALUMINUM DOUBLER PER ER/A 378689-14, REV A.