Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 757232

Difficulty date
July 5, 2001
Submitted
July 9, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N640DL
Make and model
Boeing 757232
Aircraft serial
23994
Aircraft time
43,869 hours, 21,664 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
143N33203
Condition
Dented
Location
Fs 620, S-17l
Stage of operation
IN
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

FUSELAGE / SKIN / FS 615-630 / STRG. 17L : SKIN CUTOUT REPAIR THE FUSELAGE SKIN WAS FOUND WITH AN EXISTING BLIND FASTENER REPAIR AND A DENT BETWEEN FS 615 & 630 AT STRINGER 17L. THEREPAIR WAS REMOVED AND ALL FASTENER HOLES COMMON TO THE REPAIR AND THE DENT REMOVED WITH A SINGLE 14" X 8 " CUTOUT. THE CUTOUT WAS REPAIRED WITH 2 EXTERNAL ALUMINUM DOUBLERS INSTALLED PER ER/A 381112-14, REV A.