Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 757232

Difficulty date
November 19, 2000
Submitted
November 21, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N682DA
Make and model
Boeing 757232
Aircraft serial
26958
Aircraft time
27,829 hours, 13,537 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
143N34719
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

AN EXISTING TEMPORARY REPAIR DOUBLER WAS REMOVED FROM THE FUSELAGE SKIN AT FS 500 BETWEEN STRINGERS 27R & 28R TO ACCOMPLISH A PERMANENT REPAIR. ADDITIONAL TOOLING DAMAGE WAS INFLICTED ON THE SKIN AT THE REPAIR LOCATION. TO REMOVE ALL DAMAGE, THE EXISTING SKIN CUTOUT WAS INCREASED TO 8 X 8 INCHES AND REPAIRED WITH AN EXTERNAL ALUMINUM REPAIR DOUBLER PER ER/A 379169-14, REV A.