Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 757232

Difficulty date
September 18, 2002
Submitted
October 3, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N608DA
Make and model
Boeing 757232
Aircraft serial
22815
Aircraft time
55,763 hours, 30,211 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
143N35002
Condition
Corroded
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 & KEEL CHORD AT LOWER FWD VHF ANTENNA. FS 730 STR 28L&R. CORROSION REPAIR, THE THE SKIN AROUND THE LOWER VHF ANTENNA CUTOUT WAS FOUND CORRODED. THE HORIZONTAL FLANGES OF THE STRINGER 28L & 28R KEEL CHORDS WERE ALSO FOUND WITH CORROSION. THE SKIN CUTOUT WAS ENLARGED TO REMOVE THE CORROSION AND THE KEEL CHORDS, BLENDED. THE SKIN WAS REPAIRED WITH 2 EXTERNAL DOUBLERS AND THE CHORDS WITH REPAIR ANGLES PER ER/A 383812-14, REV B.