Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 757232

Difficulty date
March 23, 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
143N35212
Condition
Damaged
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

DOUBLER REPAIR AT HMV, AND EXISTING REPAIR DOUBLER WAS REMOVED FROM THE VHF ANTENNA CUTOUT AREA BETWEEN FS 720 & 740 AND BETWEEN STRINGERS 28L & 28R. THE CUTOUT AND FASTENER HOLES WERE HFEC INSPECTED TO ENSURE NO CRACKS. THE BAC S/B 757-53A0053MOD DOUBLER WAS INSTALLED WITH DEVIATIONS TO ACCOUNT FOR THE PREVIOUS REPAIR. THE MOD/REPAIR WAS ACCOMPLISHED PER ER/A 379686-14, REV B.