Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 757232

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
Part
Skin
Part number
146N35318
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

WHILE ACCOMPLISHING A DOUBLER MODIFICATION TO THE SKIN CUTOUT FOR THE LOWER AFT VHF ANTENNA AT FS 1473 & RBL 3.2, AN EXISTING REPAIR DOUBLER WAS FOUND. THE EXISTING REPAIR WAS REMOVED AN THE ANTENNA CUTOUT INCREASED TO REMOVE THE PREVIOUS REPAIR FASTENER LOCATIONS. AN EXTERNAL ALUMINUM DOUBLER AND TRIPLER WERE INSTALLED PER ER/A 380557-14, REV BTO REPAIR THE AREA.