Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 757232

Difficulty date
January 11, 2002
Submitted
February 20, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N603DL
Make and model
Boeing 757232
Aircraft serial
22810
Aircraft time
55,222 hours, 30,504 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
146N37505
Condition
Dented
Location
Fs 1680, 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 1620-1720 / STRG. 14A-20L : SKIN REPLACEMENT THE FUSELAGE SKIN WAS FOUND WITH NUMEROUS DENTS AND GOUGES NEAR THE L4 DOOR OPENING. THE SKIN PANEL WAS REMOVED TO ELIMINATE ALL OF THE DAMAGE LOCATIONS. A NEW SKIN PANEL WAS INSTALLED PER ER/A 382226-14.