Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 757232

Difficulty date
April 23, 2002
Submitted
May 2, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N643DL
Make and model
Boeing 757232
Aircraft serial
23997
Aircraft time
45,706 hours, 22,846 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
146N3700149
Condition
Dented
Location
Fs 1715, S-16l
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 1715.5 / STRG. 15L-17L : DENT CUTOUT REPAIR THE FUSELAGE SKIN WAS FOUND WITH 2 DENTS NEAR FS 1715.5 BETWEEN STRINGERS 15L & 17L. THE DENTS WERE REMOVED WITH CUTOUTS IN THE SKIN. THE 2 CUTOUTS WERE REPAIRED WITH A SINGLE EXTERNAL ALUMINUM DOUBLER PER ER/A 412647-14, REV A.