Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 757232

Difficulty date
March 2, 2002
Submitted
April 3, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N635DL
Make and model
Boeing 757232
Aircraft serial
23762
Aircraft time
47,498 hours, 23,678 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
146N37505
Condition
Damaged
Location
Fuselage
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
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 1680-1710 / STRG. 18L-21L : SKIN CUTOUT REPAIR. AN EXISTING SKIN REPAIR WAS REMOVED TO ALLOW FOR INSTALLATION OF A BETTER FATIGUE DESIGN REPAIR. THE PREVIOUS REPAIR CUTOUT WAS ENLARGED TO REMOVE THE PREVIOUS REPAIR FASTENER HOLES. THE CUTOUT MEASURED 22 INCHES X 25 INCHES AND WAS REPAIRED WITH TWO EXTERNAL ALUMINUM DOUBLERS PER ER/A 382661-14, REV A.