Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 757*

Difficulty date
June 1, 2001
Submitted
June 5, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N900PC
Make and model
Boeing 757*
Aircraft serial
28446
Aircraft time
13,987 hours, 6,356 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
143N340058
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 GOUGED IN THE UPPER SKIN OF THE STRINGER 26R SKIN LAP SPLICE AT FS 470. THE GOUGE WAS REMOVED WITH A CUTOUT IN THE UPPER SKIN. THE GOUGE WAS REPAIRED WITH AN EXTERNAL ALUMINUM DOUBLER INSTALLED PER ER/A 380877-14, REV A.