Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 757232

Difficulty date
August 20, 2001
Submitted
September 5, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N617DL
Make and model
Boeing 757232
Aircraft serial
22907
Aircraft time
51,466 hours, 26,841 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
143N34714
Condition
Misdrilled
Location
Fs 445, S-28
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 440-456 / STRG. 28L-28R : TOOLING DAMAGE REPAIR THE FUSELAGE SKIN WAS GOUGED AND MISDRILLED DURING REPLACEMENT OF A TCAS ANTENNA BETWEEN FS 440 & 456 AND BETWEEN STRINGERS 28L & 28R. THE DAMAGE WAS REMOVED WITH A 15" X 13" CUTOUT IN THE SKIN. THE CUTOUT WAS REPAIRED WITH TWO EXTERNAL ALUMINUM DOUBLERS PER ER/A 381547-14, REV A.