Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 757232

Difficulty date
December 15, 2001
Submitted
January 9, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N657DL
Make and model
Boeing 757232
Aircraft serial
24419
Aircraft time
40,141 hours, 19,952 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
143N34719
Condition
Dented
Location
Fs 520, S-28l
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 520 / STRG. 28L : GROUND DAMAGE CUTOUT REPAIR THE FUSELAGE SKIN WAS FOUND DENTED AT TWO LOCATIONS BETWEEN STRINGERS 27L & 28L AT FS 518 AND FS 532. THE DAMAGED AREAS WERE REMOVED WITH 2" CUTOUTS IN THE SKIN. THE TWO CUTOUTS WERE REPAIRED WITH A SINGLE EXTERNAL ALUMINUM DOUBLER PER ER/A 382221-14, REV A.