What was found
THE FUSELAGE SKIN WAS FOUND WITH A DEEP GOUGE AT THE SKIN BUTT JOINT AT FS 780 NEAR STRINGER 18L. THE GOUGE WAS REMOVED WITH A 3.5 X 1 INCH CUTOUT. THE CUTOUT WAS REPAIRED WITH AN EXTERNAL ALUMINUM DOUBLER PER ER/A 380515-14, REV A.
- Difficulty date
- May 3, 2001
- Submitted
- May 18, 2001
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N637DL
- Make and model
- Boeing 757232
- Aircraft serial
- 23760
- Aircraft time
- 44,903 hours, 22,498 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5330 · Fuselage Main, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Skin
- Part number
- 143N36503
- 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.