Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 757232

Difficulty date
March 15, 2001
Submitted
March 29, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N604DL
Make and model
Boeing 757232
Aircraft serial
22811
Aircraft time
53,249 hours, 29,209 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
143N34003
Condition
Gouged
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 WAS FOUND DENTED AND GOUGED BETWEEN FS 519& 531 AND BETWEEN STRINGERS 27L & 28L. THE DAMAGED WAS REMOVED WITH A 10.5 INCH X 4 INCH CUTOUT IN THE SKIN. THE CUTOUT WAS REPAIRED WITH AN EXTERNAL ALUMINUM DOUBLER PER ER/A 380176-14, REV A.