Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 757232

Difficulty date
March 27, 2001
Submitted
April 17, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N636DL
Make and model
Boeing 757232
Aircraft serial
23763
Aircraft time
44,583 hours, 22,446 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
146N37505
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

INSPECTION OF AN EXISTING SKIN REPAIR BETWEEN FS 1681 & 1701 AND BETWEEN STRINGERS 18L & 19L REVEALED GOUGE DAMAGE TO THEREPAIR. THE REPAIR WAS REMOVED AND THE FUSELAGE SKIN CUT TO REMOVE ALL REPAIR FASTENER HOLES AND DAMAGE. THE FINAL CUTOUT WAS 10.5 INCHES X 10.5 INCHES. THE CUTOUT WAS REPAIRED WITH AN EXTERNAL ALUMINUM DOUBLER AND TRIPLER PER ER/A 380355-14, REV A.