Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 757232

Difficulty date
December 6, 2001
Submitted
December 14, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N672DL
Make and model
Boeing 757232
Aircraft serial
25977
Aircraft time
34,445 hours, 16,361 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
141N33317
Condition
Dented
Location
Fs 300, S-16l
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 297-310 / STRG. 16L-17L : GROUND DAMAGE CUTOUT REPAIR THE FUSELAGE SKIN WAS DENTED AND GOUGED BY GROUND EQUIPMENT BETWEEN FS 297 & 310 AND BETWEEN STRINGERS 16L & 17L. THE DAMAGE WAS REMOVED WITH A 17" X 5" CUTOUT. THE CUTOUT WAS REPAIRED WITH 2 EXTERNAL ALUMINUM DOUBLERS INSTALLED PER ER/A 382187-14, REV A.