Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 757232

Difficulty date
November 20, 2001
Submitted
November 29, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N656DL
Make and model
Boeing 757232
Aircraft serial
24396
Aircraft time
40,480 hours, 20,004 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
146N351112
Condition
Gouged
Location
Fs 1420, S-29l
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 1416-1435 / STRG. 29L : REPAIR OF GOUGES THE FUSELAGE SKIN WAS FOUND WITH SEVERAL GOUGES AND DINGS BETWEEN FS 1416 & 1435 NEAR STRINGER 29L. THE DAMAGED AREA OF SKIN WAS REMOVED WITH A 15" X 4" CUTOUT. THE CUTOUT WAS REPAIRED WITH AN EXTERNAL ALUMINUM DOUBLER INSTALLED PER ER/A 382096-14, REV A.