Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 757232

Difficulty date
May 14, 2001
Submitted
May 18, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N602DL
Make and model
Boeing 757232
Aircraft serial
22809
Aircraft time
53,432 hours, 29,577 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
143N33002
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 BETWEEN FS 590-660 AND BETWEEN STRINGES 16L & 18L WAS FOUND WITH SEVERAL DENTS AND GOUGES. THE DAMAGES WERE REMOVED WITH THREE SEPARATE CUTOUTS. EACH CUTOUT WAS REPAIRED WITH AND EXTERNAL ALUMINUM DOUBLER. THE REPAIR WAS ACCOMPLISHED PER ER/A 380592-14, REV A.