Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 757232

Difficulty date
April 6, 2001
Submitted
April 17, 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
146N370062
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 WITH SEVERAL DENTS AND GOUGES AROUND THE LOWER PORTION OF THE R4 DOOR CUTOUT. THERE WERE ALSO SEVERAL EXISTING REPAIRS IN THE AREA. TO REMOVE THE DAMAGE AND ELIMINATE THE EXISTING REPAIS, THE ENTIRE SKIN PANEL WAS REMOVED. A NEW SKIN PANEL WAS INSTALLED PER ER/A 380033-14.