Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 757232

Difficulty date
May 25, 2002
Submitted
June 13, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N646DL
Make and model
Boeing 757232
Aircraft serial
24217
Aircraft time
44,745 hours, 22,430 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
146N35318
Condition
Gouged
Location
Fs 1459, S-28r
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 1455-1478 / STRG. 28R-29R : GOUGE CUTOUT REPAIR THE FUSELAGE SKIN WAS FOUND WITH A LONG GOUGE BETWEEN STRINGERS 28R & 29R FROM FS 1455-1478. THE GOUGE SPANNED THE BUTT JOINT AT FS 1459. THE GOUGE WAS CUT OUT OF BOTH SKIN PANELS AND REPAIRED WITH 2 EXTERNAL ALUMINUM DOUBLERS PER ER/A 383014-14, REV A.