What was found
THE FUSELAGE SKIN WAS FOUND WITH TWO GOUGES BETWEEN FS 410 & 420 AND BETWEEN STRINGERS 15L & 16L. THE GOUGES WERE REMOVED WITH 2 CUTOUTS. THE CUTOUTS WERE REPAIRED WITH A SINGLE EXTERNAL ALUMINUM DOUBLER INSTALLED PER ER/A 382919-14.
- Difficulty date
- April 12, 2002
- Submitted
- April 23, 2002
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N644DL
- Make and model
- Boeing 757232
- Aircraft serial
- 23998
- Aircraft time
- 45,381 hours, 22,694 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5330 · Fuselage Main, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Skin
- Part number
- 141N33313
- Condition
- Gouged
- 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.