Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 757232

Difficulty date
April 16, 2002
Submitted
April 23, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N643DL
Make and model
Boeing 757232
Aircraft serial
23997
Aircraft time
45,705 hours, 22,845 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
143N33203
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.

What was found

THE FUSELAGE SKIN WAS FOUND GOUGED AT FS 460 BETWEEN STRINGERS 16L & 17L. THE GOUGE WAS REMOVED AND REPAIRED WITH EXTERNAL DOUBLERS PER ER/A 382910-14.